Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Anderson County). They were the clear victor by a 48-27 margin over the Fulton Falcons on Friday. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Falcons are ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Derrick Smith, who picked up 177 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Smith showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 64 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Albert Johnson, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Anderson County pushed their record up to 3-0-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fulton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Anderson County will head out on the road to face off against Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Anderson County is facing Seymour at the right time seeing as Seymour is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Fulton, they will host Gatlinburg-Pittman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Fulton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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