Football Preview: Graves County Eagles vs. South Warren Spartans
The Graves County Eagles will challenge the South Warren Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
Graves County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-9 win over Greenwood.
Graves County can attribute much of their success to Kaden Gregory, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Gregory has posted since back in September of 2023. Raygon Mathis made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Graves County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mathis and Kace Tubbs.
Meanwhile, South Warren humbled Apollo with a 38-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won seven games by 24 points or more so far this season.
South Warren's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kayden York, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. York has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jake Carter, who gained 94 total yards and two touchdowns.
South Warren's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. Leading the way was Colton Veltkamp with five sacks.
Graves County pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.3 points per game. As for South Warren, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Graves County took a serious blow against South Warren when the teams last played back in November of 2022, falling 36-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Graves County was down 22-0.
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