The Roane County Raiders will square off against the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Roane County has four straight wins, Nicholas County has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Roane County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Scott 42-0. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won five contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Roane County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Javon Letourneau out in front who rushed for 124 yards and a pair of TDs on only ten carries, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and one touchdown. Letourneau's longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Koltyn Starcher, who gained 137 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Greenbrier East, falling 41-14. The Grizzlies were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Nicholas County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Roane County, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Roane County skirted past Nicholas County 18-15 when the teams last played back in November of 2021. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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