Two dominant signal callers in Colton Overbey and Tyler Thompson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Station Camp Bison are on the road again on Friday to play 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. They blew past Jackson North Side, posting a 62-0 win. 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. Another player making a difference was 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 claimed a resounding 42-5 win over Lexington. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
A big part of Marshall County's victory came down to the chemistry between Thompson and his top target Aja Jones. Thompson threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Jones picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Marshall County's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.9 points per game. As for Station Camp, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Station Camp took a serious blow against Marshall County when the teams last played back in September, falling 40-7. 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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