Tuscola and Franklin are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Tuscola Mountaineers will welcome the Franklin Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Franklin is hoping to do what East Henderson couldn't on Friday: put an end to Tuscola's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Tuscola blew past East Henderson 37-7 at home. With that victory, the Mountaineers brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tuscola was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Franklin put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 45-6 win over North Henderson at home. With the Panthers ahead 38-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Franklin wouldn't let North Henderson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Garrett Young was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Tuscola's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Franklin, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Tuscola ended up a good deal behind Franklin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, losing 31-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Franklin's Addix Sutton, who rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Tuscola knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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