After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Germantown, The Bartlett Panthers were happy to have found some success on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Cordova. The result was nothing new for Bartlett, who have now won three games by 35 points or more so far this season.
Geron Johnson went supernova for Bartlett, rushing for 208 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to rushing yards, as he's now rushed for 100 or more in the last eight games he's played.
Bartlett's victory was their fourth straight at home, bumping their overall record up to 6-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.8 points per game. As for Cordova, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Bartlett will look to defend their home field on Friday against Whitehaven at 7:00 p.m. Whitehaven will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Bartlett is ranked 18th). As for Cordova, they will head out on the road to face off against Arlington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arlington comes in on a streak of failing to score more than seven points in their last five games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.
