The Lenoir City Panthers are taking a road trip to challenge the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lenoir City is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
On Thursday, Lenoir City took a blow against Gibbs, falling 56-14. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 224th, while the Eagles are ranked 90th).
Trea Jones
| 09/25/25 @ Gibbs | 178 |
| 09/19/25 @ East Hamilton | 155 |
| 09/12/25 vs McMinn County | 23 |
| 08/22/25 vs Campbell County | 53 |
Despite the loss, Lenoir City got top-tier performance from Trea Jones, who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Jones is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Rhea County played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against East Hamilton, falling 56-33. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Golden Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Lenoir City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Rhea County, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Lenoir City strolled past Rhea County when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 31-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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