Marlin has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Riesel Indians at 7:30 p.m. Marlin's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Riesel's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Marlin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Bruceville-Eddy 40-0 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won four games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Marlin's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dai'Viyon Evans, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of De'Angelo Wright, who rushed for 133 yards while picking up 7.8 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Marlin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Riesel won against Rosebud-Lott last Friday with 21 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Riesel took down Crawford 21-7. The matchup marked the Indians' most dominant win of the season.
Marlin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Riesel, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Marlin strolled past Riesel in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-12. Will Marlin repeat their success, or does Riesel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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