The Marfa Shorthorns will challenge the Rankin Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marfa has given up an average of 42.6 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Marfa took a blow against Grady, falling 71-26. While losing is never fun, the Shorthorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Wildcats are ranked 95th).
Meanwhile, Rankin got the win against Buena Vista on Friday by a conclusive 58-32. Considering the Red Devils have won four games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rankin's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.9 points over those games. As for Marfa, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Marfa took a serious blow against Rankin in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 54-6. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Shorthorns were down 54-6.
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