Marlin won the last time they faced Crawford, and things went their way on Friday too. The Marlin Bulldogs blew past the Crawford Pirates 28-7. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
One reason for the win was Marlin's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Aarik Smith-Shelley was the leader with two. Brysen Maxwell-Steele was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The victory got Marlin back to even at 3-3. As for Crawford, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Marlin will square off against Bruceville-Eddy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bruceville-Eddy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for Crawford, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Moody at 7:30 p.m. on October 25th.
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