The Upperman Bees will head out on the road to take on the Lebanon Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Upperman will be strutting in after a win while Lebanon will be coming in after a defeat.
While Bees fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-6 victory over Fayetteville. Given the Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Tigers are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Upperman's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Palk, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Another signal caller making a difference was Bronzdon Chaffin, who threw for 98 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Upperman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 155 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Upperman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Branson Turnbow and Carmine Phillips.
Meanwhile, Lebanon came up short against Antioch on Friday and fell 34-22.
Upperman was able to grind out a solid victory over Lebanon in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, winning 24-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Upperman since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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