The Harriman Blue Devils will face off against the Tellico Plains Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Harriman and three for Tellico Plains.
Harriman is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Coalfield on Friday. They were dealt a 64-6 defeat at the hands of the Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, Tellico Plains lost 33-7 to Eagleton College & Career Academy on Friday. The game marked the Bears' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Tellico Plains' loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Harriman, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Harriman couldn't quite get it done against Tellico Plains in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 14-6. Thankfully for the Blue Devils, Ryan Shaffer (who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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