Alcoa entered their tilt with Austin-East on Friday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They claimed a resounding 49-6 victory over the Austin-East Roadrunners. Considering the Tornadoes have won seven matchups by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
When it comes to explaining why Austin-East lost, don't look at Michael Gladney. Despite the final result, he rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 127 rushing yards gave Gladney a new career-high.
Alcoa's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.8 points per game. As for Austin-East, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-9.
Alcoa will be playing in front of their home fans against Gatlinburg-Pittman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season. Austin-East does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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