Austin-East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 43-7 loss at the hands of the Alcoa Tornadoes. While losing is never fun, the Roadrunners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Tornadoes are ranked ninth).
Austin-East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Alcoa, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Austin-East is on the road again on Friday to play Pigeon Forge at 7:00 p.m. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. As for Alcoa, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Union County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Alcoa's defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Union County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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