Tennessee Heat will venture away from home to square off against the Eagleville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eagleville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tennessee Heat, who comes in off a win.
Tennessee Heat is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: CSTHEA, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Tennessee Heat was ranked second). Tennessee Heat took their game at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 64-30 win over CSTHEA. Tennessee Heat might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Tennessee Heat's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wyatt Sutton, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown. Canaan Carter got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Tennessee Heat's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Caius Schroeder led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance also gave Carter a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tennessee Heat was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 48 points the game before, Eagleville was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 14-7 to Wayne County.
Tennessee Heat's record now sits at 5-3. As for Eagleville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Tennessee Heat suffered a grim 31-9 defeat to Eagleville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Tennessee Heat avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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