You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Marion County's strategy against Cannon County on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Marion County Warriors blew the Cannon County Lions out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 21-0.
Marion County's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mason Mays, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Mays a new career-high in rushing yards. Tilton Pickett was another key passer, throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Marion County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Marion County wouldn't let Cannon County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Marion County can thank Myles Mays and Ashton Martin for forcing both of them.
The victory made it two in a row for Marion County and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Cannon County, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-4 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marion County will square off against Cascade at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marion County is facing Cascade at the right time seeing as Cascade is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Cannon County, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Westmoreland at 7:00 a.m. on November 8th.
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