Madisonville-North Hopkins was the 45-38 winner over Owensboro when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Owensboro Red Devils on Friday.
Despite the defeat, Madisonville-North Hopkins had strong showings from 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.
Even though they lost, Madisonville-North Hopkins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Madisonville-North Hopkins' loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Owensboro, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Madisonville-North Hopkins will be playing in front of their home fans against Murray at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville-North Hopkins is on a six-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Murray a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Owensboro, they will head out on the road to face off against Henderson County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Henderson County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
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