Marion County and Sequatchie County are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Marion County Warriors are on the road again on Friday to play the Sequatchie County Indians at 8:00 p.m. One thing working in Marion County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Last Friday, Marion County strolled past Fayetteville with points to spare, taking the game 37-20. The Warriors pushed the score to 30-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Marion County found their leader in underclassman Ashton Martin, who rushed for 22 yards. Zaiden Humphrey got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 70 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marion County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marion County's defense and their four sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Martin.
Meanwhile, Sequatchie County waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over the Pirates. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Indians were the better team in the second half.
Marion County pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sequatchie County, their record is now 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Marion County against Sequatchie County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 45-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marion County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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