Football Preview: Marshall Mavericks vs. South Oak Cliff Bears
Marshall is on a four-game streak of home wins, while South Oak Cliff is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Marshall Mavericks will host the South Oak Cliff Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marshall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.7 points per game this season.
Marshall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-12 win over Midlothian Heritage. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Jaguars are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Marshall came from Alton Henderson, Isaiah Bush, and DJ Goudeau.
Meanwhile, South Oak Cliff humbled Huntsville with a 38-7 victory. Considering the Bears have won eight games by more than 30 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Oak Cliff to victory, but perhaps none more so than Torrin Teague, who threw for 172 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes, and also rushed for 36 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Mikail Trotter, who rushed for 127 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
South Oak Cliff was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 234 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Marshall's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for South Oak Cliff, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-2.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Marshall has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 291.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Oak Cliff struggles in that department as they've been averaging 191.1. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Marshall against South Oak Cliff in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, as the team secured a 35-3 victory. Does Marshall have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Oak Cliff turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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