Caldwell County 42-28

Gonna be a COLD night in those Murray stands.

Caldwell has a great QB and a ton of very good receivers no doubt. Murray will run clock and move the football against a bad Caldwell defense. Caldwell hasn't played many tough close games, this will be a real test. Murray puts pressure on Caldwell defensively and limits their possessions. Upset of the week: Murray 35-Caldwell 31

It would behoove Caldwell to get off to a good start. If Caldwell can get up 14-0 relatively quickly, then Murray's clock-controlling won't have the same impact.

 

However, if Murray gets out to a lead, then it can use its ground game to chew up the clock. That keeps Caldwell's offense on the sideline and is basically demoralizing for a team that wants to play quick like Caldwell.

 

I think some are selling Caldwell's defense short based on where it was early in the season. I'm not saying they're the Steel Curtain, but they have gotten better. A lot of the yardage/points people point at were actually given up by reserves. Against Ballard Memorial, Caldwell's starters allowed zero yards in the first half. Green County was basically shut down in the second half. I know Ballard and Green aren't Murray, and I don't expect Caldwell's D to shut down Murray, but Caldwell should be good enough to make some stops.

 

I'm taking Caldwell 41-27, but I could really see this game going in a lot of different directions, from defensive struggle to shootout.

I think this game will be close in the first half, but in my opinion, Caldwell will pull away in the second half. Murray can put in some long drives, but they will end up getting tired eventually due to the fact they have some players going both ways and Caldwell only has 1 player playing both ways.

Caldwell wins this one 49-35

I agree with cchstiger10.

I do not see this turning into the shootout some are predicting. The most pts either team has scored in this series is the 42 Caldwell scored in the first game last year. In the last 6-7 years the most Murray has scored is 28.

Caldwell Co. 48-28.

I do not see this turning into the shootout some are predicting. The most pts either team has scored in this series is the 42 Caldwell scored in the first game last year. In the last 6-7 years the most Murray has scored is 28.

 

Caldwell won 53-13 in 1957. And since this is the 57th year since Caldwell scored 53 points in ’57, I think Caldwell scores in the 50s again. Math!

 

I'm talking about games in this century.