Football Preview: Marion County Warriors vs. Cannon County Lions
The Marion County Warriors's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Cannon County Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marion County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Forrest at home to the tune of 63-17 last Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-10.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marion County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Mays, who rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Mays a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Tilton Pickett, who rushed for 38 yards and two touchdowns.
Marion County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sam Pickett Lll and Zaiden Humphrey. Pickett Lll also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 122.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marion County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cannon County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Champions 48-21 at home.
Marion County's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Cannon County, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Marion County against Cannon County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. Will Marion County repeat their success, or does Cannon County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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