Football Preview: Marshall County Tigers vs. Fayetteville Tigers
The Marshall County Tigers will face off against the Fayetteville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marshall County is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Marshall County at home against White House as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 117th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tyler Thompson, who threw for 187 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Thompson is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Aja Jones also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marshall County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 207 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fayetteville). They strolled past Cannon County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 44-27.
Marshall County pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Fayetteville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Marshall County against Fayetteville when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-6 win. In that matchup, Marshall County amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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