Football Recap: Marion County Eagles vs. Central Hawks
Marion County won the last time they faced Central and Dayvion Crawford did his part to make sure it happened again. The Marion County Eagles blew past the Central Hawks, posting a 62-6 victory thanks in part to Crawford, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Crawford was just one part of a punishing run game: Marion County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Marion County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Adon Goggins led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Marion County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.8 points per game. As for Central, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
After each having a week off, Marion County and Manchester will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 4:30 p.m. on November 16th. Manchester will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Marion County surely won't give up without a fight. As for Central, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 35-7 loss against Crawford County on the 8th.
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