The East Robertson Indians will challenge the Monterey Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, East Robertson took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 50-12 victory over Houston County. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Robertson relied on the efforts of Kason Young, who threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and Caleb Mcneil, who gained 198 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Mcneil is now averaging an impressive 114 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Robertson was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 469 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
East Robertson wouldn't let Houston County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Robertson can thank Miles Cothron and Kris Groves for forcing both of them. Groves also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Monterey won against Rockwood on Friday with 34 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Monterey took down Rockwood 34-18. The win was just business as usual For the Wildcats, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
East Robertson pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Monterey, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
East Robertson beat Monterey 20-7 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Does East Robertson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monterey turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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