Football Preview: Caldwell County Tigers vs. Mayfield Cardinals
Caldwell County hasn't had much luck against Mayfield recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Caldwell County Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Mayfield Cardinals. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Caldwell County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Fort Campbell 51-22.
Meanwhile, Mayfield had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 50-12 victory over the Rebels. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Rebels are ranked 197th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mayfield pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Caldwell County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Caldwell County took a serious blow against Mayfield when the teams last played back in October, falling 47-14. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Caldwell County was down 34-7.
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