Murray and Owensboro Catholic are an even 3-3 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Murray Tigers will face off against the Owensboro Catholic Aces at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Murray is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Edmonson County 48-7. With the Tigers ahead 42-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Owensboro Catholic put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Crittenden County to the tune of 41-13. The Aces might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by 26 points or more this season.
Owensboro Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Brady Atwell, who threw for 207 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and Miles Edge, who gained 90 total yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Atwell also racked up 72 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in September.
Owensboro Catholic wouldn't let Crittenden County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Owensboro Catholic can thank Edge and Dereon Crowe for forcing both of them.
Owensboro Catholic pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.6 points per game. As for Murray, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
Murray took their win against Owensboro Catholic when the teams last played back in December of 2020 by a conclusive 28-7. Will Murray repeat their success, or does Owensboro Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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