The McMinn County Cherokees will head out on the road to challenge the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, McMinn County took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-14 win over Clinton. Considering the Cherokees have won four matches by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tarzan White had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
McMinn County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Oak Ridge waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They slipped by the Golden Eagles 7-6.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tyree Porter.
McMinn County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.3 points per game. As for Oak Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
McMinn County suffered a grim 31-6 defeat to Oak Ridge in their previous matchup back in September. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point McMinn County was down 28-0.
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