After each having a week off, the Tyner Academy Rams and the Rhea County Golden Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tyner Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Two weeks ago, Tyner Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against McMinn Central, but they still walked away with a 29-23 win.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rhea County). They breezed by Ooltewah at home to the tune of 48-0 last Friday. Considering the Golden Eagles have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Ford and Caleb Carr were among the main playmakers for Rhea County as the former rushed for 70 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries and the latter threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes. Kaiden Rector made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Rhea County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rector and Zander Yeager.
Tyner Academy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Rhea County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Tyner Academy strolled past Rhea County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 48-30. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rhea County's Hunter Crowe, who rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tyner Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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