The Northeast Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Dickson County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Northeast took a blow against Hendersonville, falling 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Commandos are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, Dickson County lost 22-2 to Columbia Central on Friday. The Cougars have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Dickson County wouldn't let Columbia Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Dickson County can thank Trevor Ashworth and Luke Markem for forcing both of them. Markem didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made 14 total tackles.
Northeast's loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dickson County, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-2.
Northeast was dealt a bruising 37-6 loss at the hands of Dickson County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Northeast, Malakhi J Redman (who rushed for 133 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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