The Austin-East Roadrunners will venture away from home to take on the Meigs County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austin-East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four straight losses, while Meigs County will come in with six straight wins.
On Friday, Austin-East lost to Carter on the road by a 41-27 margin. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Green Hornets are ranked 113th).
Despite the defeat, Austin-East had strong showings from Landon Lightfoot, who rushed for 88 yards and one score, and Dikyeis Towns, who picked up 125 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Towns showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 60 yards.
Even if they lost, Austin-East's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Carter's QB won't forget D'Andre Hundley anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Meigs County beat Scott 23-17 on Friday.
Meigs County's win came from a few key players Austin-East will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tuff Ricker, who rushed for 137 yards and one TD. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Daniel Mow was another key player, rushing for 63 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Meigs County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Austin-East's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Meigs County, their record is now 7-1.
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