Harpeth has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the East Hickman County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harpeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Jo Byrns 48-13 at home last Friday. Considering the Indians have won three games by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Harpeth's win came down to the chemistry between Charlie Wilson and his top target Cj Turner. Wilson threw for 181 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 passes while Turner picked up 79 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Harpeth wouldn't let Jo Byrns keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Harpeth can thank Cade Harper and Luke Summers for forcing both of them. Harpeth got some further help from Karson Mauk: he picked up three sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, East Hickman County came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-22 victory over the Tigers.
Matthew Sloan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 119 rushing yards in the ninth games prior. Dakota Ragsdale also deserves a shout-out for his two touchdowns.
East Hickman County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
East Hickman County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Daniel Redden, Ragsdale, and Jayden Malugin picked up one apiece.
The win got Harpeth back to even at 4-4. As for East Hickman County, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Harpeth has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 158.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like East Hickman County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 357.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Harpeth couldn't quite finish off East Hickman County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 22-19. Thankfully for Harpeth, Robert Richardson (who rushed for 230 yards and a touchdown, and also caught a touchdown) 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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