Alcoa has gone 10-0 against Gatlinburg-Pittman recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Alcoa Tornadoes will welcome the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is hoping to do what Austin-East couldn't on Friday: put an end to Alcoa's winning streak, which now stands at 11 games. Alcoa beat Austin-East by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 48-6. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Roadrunners are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Gatlinburg-Pittman had no problem doing just that on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 35-13 margin over the Blue Devils. The win was familiar territory for the Highlanders who have now won four contests in a row.
One reason for the win was Gatlinburg-Pittman's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Evan Allen was the leader with two. Gatlinburg-Pittman got some further help from Craig Huskey: he picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Alcoa, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Alcoa took their win against Gatlinburg-Pittman in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 31-7. In that matchup, Alcoa amassed a halftime lead of 24-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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