Football Preview: Graves County Eagles vs. Caldwell County Tigers
Graves County has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Caldwell County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Caldwell County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Graves County, who comes in off a win.
Graves County will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against McEwen on Friday. Graves County blew past McEwen 41-20. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 36th in Kentucky, while the Warriors are ranked 229th in Tennessee), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Denis Marrs had a dynamite game for Graves County, rushing for 160 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Acree, who picked up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-14, which was the final score in Caldwell County's tilt against Union County on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Braves: they've now lost three in a row.
Graves County now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Caldwell County, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Graves County against Caldwell County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Will Graves County repeat their success, or does Caldwell County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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