The Cheatham County Central Cubs are on the road again on Friday to play the East Nashville Magnet Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Cheatham County Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Lawrence County on Friday. They were beaten by the Wildcats 49-0. Having soared to a lofty 41 points in the game before, the Cubs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely East Nashville Magnet's strategy against Stratford on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that East Nashville Magnet blew Stratford out of the water with a 38-0 final score. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Dallas Covington was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 188 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 38 yards. Those 38 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Cam Wade was Covington's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
East Nashville Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Stratford only rushed for 93.
East Nashville Magnet didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Austin Kent, Antoni Morton, and JBrien Crawford picked up one apiece.
The victory (which was East Nashville Magnet's third in a row) raised their record to 9-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.3 points per game. As for Cheatham County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Cheatham County Central took a serious blow against East Nashville Magnet when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 40-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Nashville Magnet's Keith Johnson, who rushed for 202 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that Cheatham County Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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