Graves County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons a 19-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Eagles, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Graves County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaden Gregory led the charge by rushing for 56 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 94 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Denis Marrs was another key rusher, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown.
Graves County's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Jake Throgmorton was especially locked on to Madisonville-North Hopkins' QB and sacked him twice.
Graves County pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Graves County will face off against Apollo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Muhlenberg County at 7:00 p.m. Madisonville-North Hopkins' defense has only allowed 16.7 points per game this season, so Muhlenberg County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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