The Marion County Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the Chattanooga Central Pounders at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Chattanooga Central took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Marion County, who comes in off a win.
Marion County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past East Hamilton 35-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Warriors just coasted through the last quarter.
Sam Pickett Iii went supernova for Marion County, picking up 131 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 70 yards on only five carries. Pickett Iii got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible55 yards. Another player making a difference was Tilton Pickett, who threw for 201 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Marion County wouldn't let East Hamilton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Marion County can thank Myles Mays and Jakob Perry for forcing both of them. Perry also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles. Marion County got some further help from Ashton Martin: he picked up three sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 40 points the game before, Chattanooga Central was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 15-6 to Chattanooga Christian.
The win made it two in a row for Marion County and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Chattanooga Central, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Marion County took their victory against Chattanooga Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 37-15. In that matchup, Marion County amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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