The matchup between Lenoir City and Oak Ridge on Friday hardly resembled the 17-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Panthers were outmatched by the Wildcats and fell 56-6. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-0.
Blaine Stansberry was nothing short of spectacular for Oak Ridge: he threw for 292 yards and five touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing. The dominant performance also gave Stansberry a new career-high in passer rating (177.1). Malik Howard did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 92 receiving yards.
Lenoir City now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Oak Ridge, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lenoir City will take on McMinn County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Panthers' first chance to prove their worth in the conference. As for Oak Ridge, they will be playing at home against Dobyns-Bennett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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