Football Game Preview: Carterville Lions vs. Hopkinsville Tigers + How To Watch

The Carterville Lions will challenge the Hopkinsville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carterville will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.

Carterville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Herrin, posting a 42-0 victory. The game marked the Lions' most dominant win of the season so far.

Carter Jones

Rushing Yards (Career)

09/19/25 @ Herrin	48
09/12/25 @ Charleston	19
08/29/25 vs Marion	11
09/05/25 vs Nashville	9
09/20/24 @ Herrin	4

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carterville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Jones, who rushed for 48 yards and two TDs. Those 48 rushing yards gave Jones a new career-high. Jonathan Miller was another key rusher, rushing for 130 yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Carterville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Hopkinsville came up short against South Warren on Friday and fell 33-21. The Tigers have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.

Hopkinsville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Carterville, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.