Marshall County is still undefeated this season after their match against Pearl-Cohn on Thursday, but Pearl-Cohn came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Marshall County Tigers narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds 24-21. The 24-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Tyler Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 128 yards on 13 of 26 attempts. Those 59 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
When it comes to explaining why Pearl-Cohn lost, don't look at Javion Kinnard. Despite the final result, he rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. Kinnard's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards. Another player making a difference was Lj Funk, who threw for 226 yards and a touchdown while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Marshall County pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pearl-Cohn, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-3.
Marshall County and Pearl-Cohn should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings. Marshall County (ranked 35th) will meet Lexington (ranked 219th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Marshall County: 12.9, Pearl-Cohn: 12) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Pearl-Cohn will take on South Gibson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 126 places (44 vs. 170).
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