Football Preview: Graves County Eagles vs. Owensboro Red Devils
Graves County hasn't had much luck against Owensboro recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Graves County Eagles will challenge the Owensboro Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Owensboro took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Graves County, who comes in off a win.
Graves County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Caldwell County 46-21 on Friday. The Eagles pushed the score to 40-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Denis Marrs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 169 yards on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 110.8 rushing yards per game.
Graves County'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 Brady Rozzell and Raygon Mathis. That's the most rushing yards Rozzell has posted since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Graves County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Owensboro came up short against Owensboro Catholic on Friday and fell 43-31. The Red Devils have struggled against the Aces recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Graves County's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1. As for Owensboro, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Graves County came up short against Owensboro when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Graves County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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