Murray is 0-4 against Madisonville-North Hopkins since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Murray Tigers will challenge the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons at 7:00 p.m. Murray is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Murray is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Mayfield just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 27-17 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Madisonville-North Hopkins came up short against Owensboro on Friday and fell 38-28.
Despite the defeat, Madisonville-North Hopkins had strong showings from Markezz Hightower, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns, and Kanyon Johnson, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Madisonville-North Hopkins is undefeated when Hightower posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Even though they lost, Madisonville-North Hopkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Murray's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Murray was taken down by Madisonville-North Hopkins 48-7 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Murray avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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