Whitehaven is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Collierville is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Whitehaven Tigers will welcome the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Whitehaven is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Craigmont 50-0 on the road. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Chiefs are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Collierville was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Cordova 45-7 at home. The Dragons' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
It was another big night for Grant Troutman, who threw for 221 yards and five touchdowns while completing 93.3% of his passes. What's more, he also racked up 25 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tae Walden Jr, who picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Collierville wouldn't let Cordova keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Collierville can thank Emmanuel Palmer and Bryson Johnson for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Cordova's side was Tristian Euell, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Whitehaven is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Collierville, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Things could have been worse for Whitehaven, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-14 loss to Collierville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Whitehaven, Aidan Glover (who threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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