Henry County was the 46-45 winner over Beech when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Henry County Patriots took a 42-23 bruising from the Beech Buccaneers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 18th).
Chelton Swafford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries for Beech. Swafford's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Powell, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Henry County and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Beech, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Henry County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ridgeway at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. As for Beech, they will take on Siegel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Siegel: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Beech has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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