The Stone Memorial Panthers''s recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to Macon County. Stone Memorial has struggled against Macon County recently, as their match on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Stone Memorial lost, one person who can't be blamed is Nick Osmun. Despite the final result, he rushed for 119 yards, and also threw for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Stone Memorial's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their overall record down to 6-4. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 9.0 points per game. As for Macon County, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Stone Memorial will head out on the road to face off against Hixson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Macon County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Loudon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Loudon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Macon County is ranked 49th).
