The South-Doyle Cherokees are taking a road trip to square off against the Fulton Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South-Doyle is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
South-Doyle's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Knoxville Central on Friday. They were dealt a 34-0 loss at the hands of the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Bobcats are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for Fulton, as they earned their first road win of the season. Everything went their way against Karns on Saturday as Fulton made off with a 28-8 victory. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly 20 points.
Albert Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 149 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 149 rushing yards dating back to last season. Derrick Smith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 98 receiving yards.
Fulton's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Smith and Mekhi Holmes.
South-Doyle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Fulton, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
South-Doyle came up short against Fulton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 44-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson, who rushed for 116 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that South-Doyle knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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