Football Preview: Marquette Redmen vs. Sault Area Blue Devils
The Marquette Redmen are taking a road trip to challenge the Sault Area Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Marquette is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lowell just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They were dealt a 61-14 defeat at the hands of the Red Arrows. The loss was the Redmen's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Sault Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 46-0 loss at the hands of Escanaba. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Eskymos are ranked 169th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Marquette fell to 3-1. As for Sault Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Marquette's way against Sault Area when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as Marquette made off with a 28-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette 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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