The Marshall County Tigers will face off against the Fayetteville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marshall County will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Marshall County was fully in charge, breezing past White House 42-7 at home. 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 was in the mix too, providing Marshall County with two touchdowns.
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 managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fayetteville). They took down Cannon County 44-27 on Friday.
Marshall County's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. 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 contest, Marshall County amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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