After only three points in their last match, Roane County made sure to put some points up on the board against Austin-East on Friday. The Roane County Yellowjackets strolled past the Austin-East Roadrunners with points to spare, taking the game 49-35. The Yellowjackets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Roadrunners, too.
Austin-East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Dimere Ligon, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 51 yards. Austin-East also got a significant boost from Michael Gladney, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 125 yards.
Roane County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Austin-East, they are on an eight-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.
Roane County will host McMinn Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roane County will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Austin-East, they are taking a road trip to square off against Pigeon Forge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pigeon Forge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season.
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