Football Preview: Marionville Comets vs. Diamond Wildcats
Marionville is 6-0 against Diamond since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marionville Comets will square off against the Diamond Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Marionville will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Marionville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Central 60-6 at home. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Marionville's victory came down to the chemistry between Bryer Guerin and his top target Braydon Bellah. Guerin threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 passes while Bellah picked up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown. What's more, Bellah also racked up 14 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marionville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 312 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Diamond entered their contest against Miller on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Diamond took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of Miller. Having soared to a lofty 52 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Marionville pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Diamond, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Marionville against Diamond in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 41-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marionville 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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