Football Preview: Hallsville Bobcats vs. Marshall Mavericks
Hallsville is 2-8 against Marshall since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hallsville Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the Marshall Mavericks at 7:30 p.m.
It was a proper cat-fight when Hallsville faced off against Whitehouse on Friday. Hallsville received a blow as they fell 49-30 to Whitehouse.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Marshall's strategy against Nacogdoches on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Marshall blew Nacogdoches out of the water with a 42-0 final score. Considering the Mavericks have won six matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Alton Henderson was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 198 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. Denijh Montgomery was another key player, gaining 117 total yards and a touchdown.
Marshall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Monta Haynes and DJ Goudeau.
Hallsville's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Marshall, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Hallsville suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Marshall in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marshall's Semaj Gatson, who rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Now that Hallsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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