Two dominant backs in Nix Fullen and Jayden McGowan are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Tipton-Rosemark Academy Rebels will venture away from home to take on the Friendship Christian Commanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tipton-Rosemark Academy is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Rebels lost 33-7 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Lions are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, Friendship Christian lost to Nashville Christian on the road by a 35-21 margin on Friday. The Commanders were down 35-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy will have to contain Blake Waldorf as he made an impact in Friendship Christian's last game. He rushed for 96 yards and one score on only 13 carries, and also threw for 126 yards on 12 of 22 attempts. Waldorf's longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Friendship Christian, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 8-2.
Tipton-Rosemark Academy took a serious blow against Friendship Christian in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, falling 58-0. Thankfully for the Rebels, Garrett Weekly (who threw for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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