Oak Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bearden Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Oak Ridge is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Farragut just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 28-13 to the Admirals. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Oak Ridge saw an underclassman step up: Damillyan Porter rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Bearden didn't have too much trouble with Cleveland on the road on Friday as they won 38-19.
Oak Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Bearden, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Oak Ridge came up short against Bearden in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 33-29. Can Oak Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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