The Sweetwater Wildcats have lost three of their last four, but redemption is nigh. With losses to Loudon, Polk County, and McMinn Central, the Wildcats need a win and some help to make the playoffs. Bledsoe County has won just two games this year, and Sweetwater has plenty of reasons to want this win.

Aside from the fact that Bledsoe beat Sweetwater last year, the Wildcats really need this game for playoff momentum. Sweetwater will play anyone anywhere, but these eight seed/one seed match ups in the opening round of the playoffs are getting old, I'm sure. If the Wildcats can edge out a win at Bledsoe and then upset the Chiefs at Sequoyah, then their playoff positioning could be better.

No doubt the Wildcat defense will need to perform better than they have recently. In two of the three losses in this 1-3 stretch, the Wildcats have given up at least 26 points. The lone dominant performance was the just the eight points given up to the Redskins. The defense holds the key to winning. If Sweetwater can shut down opponents like they are used to doing this year then they can win and push forward. This is still a good team with a chance to do something in the playoffs. They'll just have to rekindle the spark they had when they started the season 4-0.