Owensboro had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They walked away with a 38-28 victory over the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons. For the Red Devils, this counts as revenge for the 45-38 win the Maroons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Madisonville-North Hopkins' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Markezz Hightower, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns, and Kanyon Johnson, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown. Madisonville-North Hopkins is undefeated when Hightower posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Owensboro pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-3.
Owensboro will square off against Henderson County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Henderson County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Owensboro likes a good challenge. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, they will take on Murray at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville-North Hopkins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.8 points per game this season.
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