The Smith County Owls will head out on the road to challenge the Upperman Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Smith County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against East Robertson on Friday. They lost to the Indians at home by a 27-8 margin. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Indians are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Upperman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 51-12 win over Cumberland County at home. Considering the Bees have won five games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Smith County dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Upperman, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Smith County ended up a good deal behind Upperman when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 14-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Upperman's Ethan Palk, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. Now that Smith County 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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