Football Preview: Hardin County Tigers vs. Crockett County Cavaliers
Hardin County has gone 3-0 against Crockett County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Hardin County Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Crockett County Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. Hardin County is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Hardin County is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Haywood on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hardin County was dealt a 56-7 loss at the hands of Haywood. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Tomcats are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Crockett County). They took their matchup on the road last Friday with ease, bagging a 45-9 victory over Obion County. With that win, the Cavaliers brought their scoring average up to 28.1 points per game.
Dk Woods was his usual excellent self, rushing for 166 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Ben Burgess, who threw for 102 yards and a touchdown on only seven passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Crockett County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Obion County only rushed for 58.
Hardin County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Crockett County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Hardin County strolled past Crockett County when the teams last played back in September of 2016 by a score of 31-13. Does Hardin County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Crockett County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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