The East Ridge Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Chattanooga Prep Sentinels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with seven straight losses, while Chattanooga Prep will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, East Ridge took a blow against East Hamilton, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 112th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chattanooga Prep). They claimed a resounding 66-0 win over Copper Basin at home. Considering the Sentinels have won four contests by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chattanooga Prep's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Austin Jones, who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. Marcus Jones also helped with two touchdowns in total.
East Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Chattanooga Prep, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
East Ridge took their win against Chattanooga Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Ridge 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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