The East Hamilton Hurricanes will challenge the Lenoir City Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, East Hamilton got the win against Karns by a conclusive 34-8. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 24 points or more this season.
Jaden Haywood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 190 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run. Jermaine Heathington was another key back, rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
East Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Karns only rushed for 147.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lenoir City beat Walker Valley 41-35 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Lenoir City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gabe Cannon led the charge by rushing for 96 yards and three touchdowns. Those 96 rushing yards gave Cannon a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Channing Mccord, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Lenoir City is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for East Hamilton, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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