The Signal Mountain Eagles will challenge the Upperman Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Signal Mountain has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Upperman will come in with ten straight victories.
Things were looking good for Signal Mountain after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 29-22 to Soddy Daisy. The game was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Upperman took their match on Thursday with ease, bagging a 44-14 win over DeKalb County. Given the Bees' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Tigers are ranked 134th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ethan Palk was his usual excellent self, rushing for 319 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 16.0 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bronzdon Chaffin, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown.
Upperman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 390 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Signal Mountain's record is now 6-4. As for Upperman, they pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Signal Mountain couldn't quite finish off Upperman in their previous matchup back in November of 2020 and fell 43-41. Can Signal Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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