Knoxville Central has gone 3-0 against Heritage recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Knoxville Central Bobcats will welcome the Heritage Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Knoxville Central faced off against Powell on Friday. Knoxville Central lost 34-8 to Powell. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Panthers are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They breezed by Lenoir City on the road to the tune of 45-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Mountaineers, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Knoxville Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Heritage, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Knoxville Central beat Heritage 41-33 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Heritage's Wesley Deck, who rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Knoxville Central to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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