Teams Battle for Control of 2nd Place in Region 4

9/30/22

Evensville, TN -- Homecoming Night at Rhea County Football Stadium tonight with 7:30 pm kickoff vs Walker Valley. Walker Valley brings a 2-4 record into the game with one common opponent Ooltewah., which both teams beat by similar scores. Mustangs also have win over Notre Dame 29-15 and losses to Bradley Central 22-21, Cleveland 34-3, Smith County 30-25 and Carter 14-3.

Mustangs average 147.5 yards passing per game and 104.3 yards rushing, while Eagles average 236.4 yards rushing and 54 yards passing per game. Teams are almost even in total yards per game and scoring offense vs defense. Eagles are averaging just over 20 points per game and are giving up just under 26 points per game, while Walker Valley averages around 19 per game and give up just over 21 per game. Eagles are 1-1 in 5A Region 4 and Mustangs are 1-0. Winner of game will have edge for second in Region. Eagles had convincng win 30-7 last year.

Ethan Davis leads the Eagles with 139.3 yards per game on the ground. On defense, Latron Alloway leads the team with 9.4 tackles per game and Cole Mayberry is averaging 8.5 tackles per game. Tucker Owenby lead the Mustangs with 74.3 yards-per-game receiving and quarterback Evan Swarchl is averaging 100.6 yards-per-game passing. On defense, Eli Denton is averagin 18.3 tackles per game and Jacob Hollingsworth is averaging 9.7 tackles per game.