Pigeon Forge is 0-9 against Alcoa since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Pigeon Forge Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Pigeon Forge will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Claiborne on Friday. Pigeon Forge blew past Claiborne 55-14. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-0.
Pigeon Forge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ayden Hood, who gained 75 total yards and two touchdowns, and Wyatt Howard, who rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 63 yards.
Pigeon Forge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Pigeon Forge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jett Johnson, Hood, and Karson Blalock picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Alcoa waltzed into their matchup last Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-7 win over the Yellowjackets. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alcoa's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points per game. As for Pigeon Forge, their record now sits at 6-4.
Pigeon Forge suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Alcoa when the teams last played back in November of 2022. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pigeon Forge was down 35-7.
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