Morristown-Hamblen East lost against Jefferson County back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes and the Jefferson County Patriots were almost perfectly matched up, but the Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes suffered a 21-20 defeat. The Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Skylar Thomas was his usual excellent self, rushing for 238 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry for Jefferson County.
Morristown-Hamblen East's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Jefferson County, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record.
Morristown-Hamblen East will square off against Dobyns-Bennett on Friday. As for Jefferson County, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Morristown-Hamblen West at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th.
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