Sale Creek hasn't had much luck against Whitwell recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sale Creek Panthers will challenge the Whitwell Tigers at 8:00 p.m.
Sale Creek's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chattanooga Prep on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of the Sentinels. The loss leaves the Panthers without a win on the season.
Meanwhile, Whitwell put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Lookout Valley on the road to the tune of 70-0. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Whitwell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brandon Easterly, who rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Whitwell was Adam McDougal, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Sale Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Whitwell, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Sale Creek came up short against Whitwell in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 20-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitwell's Bennett Mcdougal, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown. Now that Sale Creek knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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