The Elizabethton Fighting Cyclones will square off against the Seymour Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Seymour will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Elizabethton extended their winning streak to seven on Friday. The Fighting Cyclones breezed past Sullivan East to the tune of 63-21. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-14.
Elizabethton found their leader in freshman Bryce Blevins, who threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85% of his passes. Zack Wallin was Blevins' top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Elizabethton's run defense was locked in: Sullivan East could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Cj Mathes for the heroic effort on defense: he. Elizabethton's ground attack was stronger, having averaged five.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Elizabethton, racking up 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Justius Wallin, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Seymour). They claimed a resounding 50-22 victory over Northview Academy. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eagles just coasted through the last quarter.
Elizabethton's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Seymour, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Elizabethton against Seymour in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, as the squad secured a 62-0 win. Will the Fighting Cyclones repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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