East Ridge lost a heartbreaker to Hixson when they met back in September of 2022, and they left with a heavy heart again on Thursday. The East Ridge Pioneers took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hixson Wildcats. The Pioneers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hixson can attribute much of their success to Luke Finch, who rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Finch has posted since back in August. Hixson also got a significant boost from Santana Sharp, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 123 yards.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Hixson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
As of now, neither East Ridge nor Hixson have any future games scheduled.
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