Clinton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clinton will head out to face Oak Ridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Clinton was beaten by Powell 48-8. The Dragons were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-8.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge made easy work of McMinn County on Friday and carried off a 31-6 victory. The Wildcats pushed the score to 31-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cherokees cut but never quite recovered from.
A big part of Oak Ridge's win came down to the chemistry between Blaine Stansberry and his top target Will Pressley. Stansberry threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Pressley picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Pressley was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 66 yards. Damillyan Porter was in the mix as well, providing Oak Ridge with two touchdowns.
Oak Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of TJ Hibben and Qhyvez Williams.
Clinton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Oak Ridge, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Clinton came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Oak Ridge's De'Jauvis Dozier, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Clinton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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