Marshall County is 1-6 against Pearl-Cohn since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Marshall County Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Pearl-Cohn Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marshall County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Station Camp to the tune of 52-13. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Tyler Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 203 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 31 yards and a touchdown. Aja Jones was Thompson's top target, picking up 168 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Pearl-Cohn blew past Chester County, posting a 56-28 win. Given the Firebirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Eagles are ranked 127th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for OmariOn Starnes, who rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also caught a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Lj Funk, who threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Another reason for the win was Pearl-Cohn's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Karmelo League and Isaiah A Thomas, who racked up four sacks between them. League has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last nine times he's played. Pearl-Cohn got some further help from Jaylen Parker: he made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) and snagged two interceptions.
Marshall County pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.4 points. As for Pearl-Cohn, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Marshall County skirted past Pearl-Cohn 24-21 in their previous meeting back in October. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Pearl-Cohn's Javion Kinnard, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Marshall County still be able to contain Kinnard? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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