Howard Tech is 0-3 against McMinn County since September of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers will head out to challenge the McMinn County Cherokees at 7:30 p.m.
Howard Tech is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Walker Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Howard Tech had to suffer through a 44-6 loss at the hands of Walker Valley. While losing is never fun, the Hustlin' Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Mustangs are ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McMinn County). They came out on top against Rhea County by a score of 35-22 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cherokees.
This is the second loss in a row for Howard Tech and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for McMinn County, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Howard Tech took a serious blow against McMinn County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 42-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Howard Tech was down 34-7.
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