Two dominant signal callers in Colton Overbey and Tyler Thompson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Station Camp Bison will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Marshall County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Station Camp is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Jackson North Side a 62-0 shutout. The Bison's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Station Camp's victory came down to the chemistry between Overbey and his top target Eric Ginther. Overbey rushed for 111 yards on only 13 carries while Ginther picked up 70 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 111 rushing yards gave Overbey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Dickens, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries.
Dickens was just one part of a punishing run game: Station Camp was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's a new trend for Station Camp: they were averaging 94.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 212.2.
Meanwhile, Marshall County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lexington 42-5. Given Marshall County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Lexington is ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Thompson, who threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Marshall County pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.9 points per game. As for Station Camp, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Station Camp was dealt a bruising 40-7 defeat at the hands of Marshall County when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson, who threw for 229 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Station Camp knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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