Bearden is 5-0 against Morristown-Hamblen West since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bearden Bulldogs will face off against the Morristown-Hamblen West Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Bearden took their game at home with ease, bagging a 35-6 win over Oak Ridge. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Morristown-Hamblen West can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They blew past David Crockett 35-7 on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Malachi Monroe had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Those 120 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. John Michael Rosen was in the mix too, providing Morristown-Hamblen West with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Morristown-Hamblen West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Morristown-Hamblen West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ladarion Rabion and Jamere Williams.
The victory made it two in a row for Bearden and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Morristown-Hamblen West, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Bearden beat Morristown-Hamblen West 24-14 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Morristown-Hamblen West's Malakhi Isom, who threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 57 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Bearden to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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