After each having a week off, the Marlin Bulldogs and the Crawford Pirates will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Marlin will head out to face Crawford after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Marlin took a hard 21-7 fall against West. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Crawford was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against Holland, falling 42-13.
Marlin's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Marlin came out on top in a nail-biter against Crawford when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 33-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marlin since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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