Harpeth has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Summertown Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Harpeth: 18, Summertown: 11.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Harpeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Waverly Central on the road to the tune of 34-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their seven-point performance the match before.
One reason for the win was Harpeth's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Karson Mauk was especially locked on to Waverly Central's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Summertown fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Mt. Pleasant on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Tigers 19-13. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Summertown might have lost, but man, Logan Love was a machine: he rushed for 84 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Love has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Summertown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Harpeth's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Summertown, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Harpeth beat Summertown 33-25 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Summertown's Ty Bryant, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Harpeth to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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