Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion County). They breezed by the Cascade Champions to the tune of 76-7 on Thursday. Considering the Warriors have won seven matches by more than 33 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Marion County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Mays out in front who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Tilton Pickett, who rushed for 11 yards and a touchdown.
Marion County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Marion County's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Josh Langston and Myles Mays, who racked up four sacks between them. Marion County got some further help from Braydon Coffelt: he made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Marion County's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Cascade, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
Marion County will face off against Smith County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Marion County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups. Cascade does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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