After two games on the road, McCracken County is heading back home. They will host the Graves County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
McCracken County is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Daviess County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that McCracken County blew Daviess County out of the water with a 52-7 final score. That 45 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Graves County). They claimed a resounding 49-0 victory over Muhlenberg County. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Among those leading the charge was Kaden Gregory, who threw for 158 yards and three touchdowns. Kyl Ek Cole was another key player, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Graves County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jeryn Woodward, Wilson Thomas, and Tyson Wallace picked up one apiece.
McCracken County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Graves County, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
McCracken County came up short against Graves County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 19-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Graves County's Denis Marrs, who rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Now that McCracken County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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