Football Preview: Sherwood Marksmen vs. Versailles Tigers
The Sherwood Marksmen will venture away from home to challenge the Versailles Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Versailles took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Sherwood, who comes in off a win.
Sherwood took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Lone Jack/Kingsville, posting a 57-0 victory at home. The contest marked the Marksmen's most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Versailles was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Boonville on the road and fell 61-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Pirates are ranked 107th).
The victory got Sherwood back to even at 4-4. As for Versailles, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Sherwood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Versailles in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 28-24 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sherwood since the team 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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