Tellico Plains hasn't had much luck against Bledsoe County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Tellico Plains Bears will square off against the Bledsoe County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Tellico Plains: 14.4, Bledsoe County: 10.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Tellico Plains' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against York Institute on Friday. They took a blow against the Dragons, falling 34-0. That makes it the first time this season the Bears have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bledsoe County, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Wartburg Central 42-12 at home on Friday. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tellico Plains' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bledsoe County, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Tellico Plains took a serious blow against Bledsoe County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. Can Tellico Plains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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