The Collierville Dragons will take on the Bartlett Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Collierville is headed into the game with an undefeated record on the line, something Beech almost spoiled on Friday. Collierville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 12-10 victory over Beech.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Collierville's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Samuel Iroh was the leader with two. Collierville also relied on Iroh, who's 46-yard boot wound up being the difference in the game. Collierville got some further help from Tristian Euell: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Bartlett got themselves on the board against Lausanne Collegiate on Friday, but Lausanne Collegiate never followed suit. They blew past the Lynx 42-0 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Collierville's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Bartlett, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Collierville couldn't quite finish off Bartlett in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 38-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bartlett's Geron Johnson, who rushed for 274 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Now that Collierville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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