White County won the last time they faced Cumberland County, and things went their way on Friday too. The White County Warriors' defense stepped up to hand the Cumberland County Jets a 24-0 shutout. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Jets are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tripp Pinion continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 83 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 65 yards.
White County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to White County's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Lex Winfree and Gage Stephenson, who racked up all four sacks between them. Stephenson has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
White County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Cumberland County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. White County will head out to square off against Christian Academy of Knoxville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cumberland County, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Livingston Academy at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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