Football Preview: Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington Trojans vs. Marquette Crusaders
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington hasn't had much luck against Marquette recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington Trojans and the Marquette Crusaders are set to duel. Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 42-point they dealt Marquette Catholic on Saturday. Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Marquette Catholic. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than 41 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Marquette's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 21-6 bruising from Seneca. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 120th).
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Marquette, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington came up short against Marquette in their previous meeting back in September, falling 26-21. Can Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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