The Boyd-Buchanan Buccaneers will face off against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boyd-Buchanan has six straight wins, Notre Dame has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Boyd-Buchanan will bounce into Friday's game after beating Chattanooga Christian, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Boyd-Buchanan came out on top against Chattanooga Christian by a score of 17-7 on Friday. The 17-point effort marked the Buccaneers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
David Green continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Boyd-Buchanan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Notre Dame was beaten by Silverdale Academy 42-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Seahawks are ranked 95th).
Boyd-Buchanan pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Notre Dame, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Boyd-Buchanan against Notre Dame when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 56-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Notre Dame's Ej Carter, who rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Boyd-Buchanan still be able to contain Carter? There's only one way to find out.
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