Scotts Hill is on a three-game streak of home losses, Ripley a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Scotts Hill Lions will welcome the Ripley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Scotts Hill finally turned things around against Liberty Tech Magnet on Thursday. They pulled ahead with a 7-6 photo finish over the Crusaders.
Scotts Hill's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Patrick Lewis and Rocky Jones.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Ripley's offense. They were outmatched by Westview on the road and fell 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Chargers are ranked 49th).
Scotts Hill's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Ripley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Scotts Hill was taken down by Ripley 49-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Scotts Hill, Omarion Lake (who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 21 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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