Austin-East hasn't had much luck against Alcoa recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Austin-East Roadrunners' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Alcoa Tornadoes. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Austin-East is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Johnson County by a score of 25-13.
A big part of Austin-East's victory came down to the chemistry between Juwaan Troutman and his top target Nymire Jackson. Troutman picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Jackson threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Troutman was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 55 yards. Austin-East also got a significant boost from Michael Gladney, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
Meanwhile, Alcoa entered their tilt with Pigeon Forge on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 56-21 win over the Tigers. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Tigers are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alcoa pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.8 points per game. As for Austin-East, their win bumped their record up to 4-7.
Austin-East was taken down by Alcoa 43-7 in their previous meeting back in September. Can Austin-East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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