The Oak Ridge Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Powell Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oak Ridge can't be to happy about their upcoming road match considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home last Friday. They fell just short of Jefferson County by a score of 34-31.
Despite their defeat, Oak Ridge saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Will Pressley, who picked up 192 receiving yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Pressley was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards. Damillyan Porter was another key rusher, gaining 159 total yards.
Meanwhile, Powell didn't have done well against Farragut recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Powell really took it to Farragut for the full four quarters, racking up a 35-7 win at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Admirals are ranked 98th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Ridge strolled past Powell when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a score of 35-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Powell's Deuce Rodgers, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 196 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oak Ridge still be able to contain Rodgers? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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