McCracken County 🐎 vs. Murray 🐯

🗞️ | All Gas, No Breaks In The Wild West

🐎 | McCracken's horsepower with the ball hasn't been tamed, not by Tilghman or Mayfield. It's the defense that's let them down in their losses, and almost in a couple of their wins. They allowed 51 ppg in Weeks 1-4.

🐯 | Winners of nineteen of its last twenty, Murray has endured heavy graduation losses to remain among the best in the west and 3A. The Tigers pass the eye test in the trenches, led by national prospect Ryan Walls.

✏️ 📖 | Murray leads the all-time series 3-0. The Tigers survived a fire fight last year in Paducah, 59-56. The two teams combined for over 1,200 yards. Murray averages 50 ppg and McCracken, 45. The local fire department needs to be on high alert.

This is also a contest game everyone:

29 minutes ago, DevilMayCare said:

McCracken County 🐎 vs. Murray 🐯

🗞️ | All Gas, No Breaks In The Wild West

🐎 | McCracken's horsepower with the ball hasn't been tamed, not by Tilghman or Mayfield. It's the defense that's let them down in their losses, and almost in a couple of their wins. They allowed 51 ppg in Weeks 1-4.

🐯 | Winners of nineteen of its last twenty, Murray has endured heavy graduation losses to remain among the best in the west and 3A. The Tigers pass the eye test in the trenches, led by national prospect Ryan Walls.

✏️ 📖 | Murray leads the all-time series 3-0. The Tigers survived a fire fight last year in Paducah, 59-56. The two teams combined for over 1,200 yards. Murray averages 50 ppg and McCracken, 45. The local fire department needs to be on high alert.

McCrackens secondary is horrible.

I'm going with McCracken, I don't think Murray is no better than Mayfield and that was a heck of a game. I think MC pulls this one out.

I like Murray.

Murray seems like the safe pick but McCracken nearly beat them last year and I believe McCracken is better than they were last year and Murray I believe has taken a small step back due to graduation. I'll take McCracken in another shootout 52-49.

TP94 Ratings has Murray 62.57 and McCracken 61.65.

How much closer can you get?

This game could easily be another down to the wire back and forth game just like a year ago. I give McCracken the slightest of edges although nothing would surprise you here outside of it being a defensive battle.

Murray and McCracken have played very competitive games two out of the last three years. In 2023, Murray drove down the last 2 mins of the game. Colin Wilson found Zavion Carmen at the back of the endzone with 12 seconds left for a 38-35 win. In 2024, we had hurricane rain and win during the game. The Mustangs were not acclimated to the conditions at Ty Holland coughing the ball 5 times. Murray won 28-12. Last year, a track meet ensued and lasted all 48 mins. At the finish line, the difference was a missed 40+ field goal by the Mustangs right before the half. Murray, again, came out victorious 59-56.

Will tomorrow be the same type of game??

McCracken comes in firing on all cylinders offensively. Presswood throws a very catchable ball and he has plenty of skill players around him. Led by Lanier and Matchum, these WRs can turn a 5 yard route into 6 points on any given play. Mustangs average just over 45 ppg.

Everyone has mentioned over and over that Murray lost a bunch of production last season. That is true, can't argue that. So how have the Tigers looked so far? Averaging just over 50 points per game thus far. I'd say they are doing just fine.

It's the Tiger defense vs the Mustang Air-Raid.

McCracken's defense vs the ground and pound Murray Offense.

Looks to be a good one.

Updated TP94 Power Ratings:

Murray 61.3
McCracken County 63.89

Any stream of this game?

Any updates?

Last update I saw was from about 5 minutes ago and had Murray leading 35-28 just seconds after the 4th qtr had started.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by TilghmanPride

McCracken 41 Murray 35

8:28 4th qtr

McCracken 48-35

1:47 left

Murray about to receive kickoff

693 days since Murray's last regular season loss they say