The Marshall County Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Lexington Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marshall County's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Lexington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marshall County will head into Thursday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 36) but last Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Pearl-Cohn 24-21. The 24-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game 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.
Meanwhile, Lexington posted their biggest victory since August 23rd last Thursday. They came out on top against Hardin County by a score of 35-14 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Lexington has posted against Hardin County since October 13, 2017.
Marshall County's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.6 points per game. As for Lexington, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Marshall County came up short against Lexington in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 21-14. Will Marshall County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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