The Bledsoe County Warriors will square off against the York Institute Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Bledsoe County comes in on eight and York Institute on ten.
Bledsoe County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Tellico Plains onto the board and left with a 35-0 win. The Warriors' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a point in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, York Institute blew past Polk County, posting a 49-20 victory. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 28 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead York Institute to victory, but perhaps none more so than Logan Pannell, who rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Pannell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. Blake Voiles was another key rusher, rushing for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
York Institute was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 495 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 291 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Bledsoe County pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.5 points per game. As for York Institute, their record now sits at 10-2.
Bledsoe County came up short against York Institute when the teams last played back in September, falling 20-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pannell, who rushed for 142 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Now that Bledsoe County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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