It was a proper cat-fight when Lenoir City took on Oak Ridge on Friday. The Lenoir City Panthers fell 17-7 to the Oak Ridge Wildcats. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Luke Chadwick threw for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Darius Bass was his top target, picking up 29 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Channing Mccord rushed for 71 yards.
The critical scores for Oak Ridge came from Rush Douglas and Damillyan Porter.
Lenoir City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Oak Ridge, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-4.
Lenoir City has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Karns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Karns is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Lenoir City will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Oak Ridge, they will head out to square off against Campbell County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge is facing Campbell County at the right time seeing as Campbell County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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