Football Preview: Munford Cougars vs. Kingsbury Falcons
Munford is 7-0 against Kingsbury since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Munford Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kingsbury Falcons at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Munford has four straight wins, Kingsbury has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Munford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Overton 40-8 at home on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Wolverines are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Tay Starks, who rushed for 277 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 120 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Munford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Kingsbury fell victim to Southwind and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a blow against the Jaguars, falling 69-0. That makes it the first time this season the Falcons have let down their home crowd.
Munford's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Kingsbury, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Munford against Kingsbury in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 71-0 win. Does Munford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingsbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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