The Tellico Plains Bears will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wartburg Central Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Neither Tellico Plains nor Wartburg Central posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Friday, Tellico Plains lost to McMinn Central at home by a 22-6 margin. The Bears have struggled against the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Wartburg Central's offense. They were dealt a 60-0 loss at the hands of York Institute on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Dragons are ranked 80th).
Tellico Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Wartburg Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Tellico Plains came up short against Wartburg Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 31-25. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wartburg Central's Landon Quinney, who picked up 152 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Tellico Plains knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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