After each having a week off, the Howard Tech Hustlin' Tigers and the Chattanooga Central Pounders will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Howard Tech's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three matches, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Howard Tech's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against McMinn County last Friday. They took a blow against the Cherokees, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Hustlin' Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Cherokees are ranked 144th).
Meanwhile, Chattanooga Central owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance last Friday. They blew past Brainerd 27-0 at home. Considering the Pounders have won three games by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Howard Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Chattanooga Central, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Howard Tech was taken down by Chattanooga Central 42-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chattanooga Central's Ronye Watson, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 36 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Howard Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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