The North Henderson Knights have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Tuscola Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Tuscola is facing North Henderson at the wrong time: North Henderson suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 42-35 to the Mustangs. The Knights have struggled against the Mustangs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Tuscola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell to Smoky Mountain 21-16. While the Mountaineers had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Mustangs 13-7.
Although Tuscola took the loss, they still got scores from Isaiah Hyatt and Gavin Langley.
North Henderson's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Tuscola, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
North Henderson was able to grind out a solid win over Tuscola when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 42-32. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Tuscola's Jed West, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for North Henderson to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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