The East Robertson Indians will face off against the Sycamore War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Robertson is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, East Robertson beat Monterey 22-15. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Wildcats are ranked 168th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Kason Young and his top target Cade Brooks. Young threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns while Brooks gained 140 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. East Robertson also got a significant boost from Caleb Mcneil, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 101 yards.
East Robertson wouldn't let Monterey keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Kayden Perry, Lane Bruce, and Casen Goosetree picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Bruce is now averaging an impressive 5.7 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Monterey's side was Zach Groves, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, while Sycamore put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Clarksville Academy. Sycamore breezed by Clarksville Academy at home to the tune of 36-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the War Eagles.
East Robertson's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Sycamore, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything went East Robertson's way against Sycamore when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as East Robertson made off with a 49-26 win. Will East Robertson repeat their success, or does Sycamore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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