The Lenoir City Panthers will head out to square off against the Campbell County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lenoir City will be strutting in after a win while Campbell County will be coming in after a loss.
Lenoir City will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against King's Academy on Friday. Lenoir City was the clear victor by a 37-14 margin over King's Academy. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Lions are ranked 289th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Lenoir City came from Trea Jones, Alex Weathersbee, and Gabe Cannon.
Lenoir City wouldn't let King's Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lenoir City can thank Eli Harrison and Jaxson Utter for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Campbell County came up short against Clinton on Friday, falling 29-7.
The victory got Lenoir City back to even at 2-2. As for Campbell County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Lenoir City strolled past Campbell County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 43-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lenoir City since the team 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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