Football Preview: Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado vs. Graves County Eagles
The Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado will square off against the Graves County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Paducah Tilghman is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 41-16 margin over McCracken County. Given the Blue Tornado's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Mustangs are ranked 59th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Graves County hasn't done well against Mayfield recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Graves County walked away with a 35-28 win over Mayfield.
Graves County had a senior duo take command as Kaden Gregory threw for 274 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt and Lincoln Acree picked up 175 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Acree was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield for a catch that went for 66 yards.
Graves County 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 Acree.
Everything went Paducah Tilghman's way against Graves County when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as Paducah Tilghman made off with a 42-18 victory. Does Paducah Tilghman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Graves County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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