The East Ridge Pioneers will head out on the road to square off against the Chattanooga Prep Sentinels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Ridge has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Chattanooga Prep will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Friday, East Ridge was beaten by East Hamilton 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 112th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chattanooga Prep). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-0 win over Copper Basin. Considering the Sentinels have won four contests by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chattanooga Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Austin Jones out in front who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. Marcus Jones also helped with two touchdowns in total.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Chattanooga Prep, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
East Ridge took their victory against Chattanooga Prep in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Ridge since the team 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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