The Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Tennessee Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Morristown-Hamblen West came up short against West Ridge and fell 23-13. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Wolves are ranked 97th).
Although Morristown-Hamblen West took the loss, they still got scores from Bobby Fair and Matthew Victory.
Meanwhile, Tennessee entered their tilt with David Crockett on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Pioneers 42-0. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pioneers had no chance of recovering from.
Tennessee now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Morristown-Hamblen West didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Tennessee when the teams last played back in September of 2024, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad 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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