Two dominant signal callers in Thomas Manu and Bronzdon Chaffin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Alcoa Tornadoes will venture away from home to face off against the Upperman Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Alcoa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 win over Cherokee. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Chiefs are ranked 131st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Upperman on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Signal Mountain out of the water with a 50-6 final score. Winning may never get old, but the Bees sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Alcoa better keep an eye on Carmine Phillips. He was instrumental in Upperman's win, rushing for 183 yards and five scores on only 14 carries. Those five rushing touchdowns gave Phillips a new career-high.
Upperman's run defense was locked in: Signal Mountain could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Colton Johnson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Upperman didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.6.
Upperman's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Alcoa, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Alcoa beat Upperman 27-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2018. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Bees' Blake Metzgar, who rushed for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Tornadoes to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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