Football Game Recap: Minerva Lions vs. Marlington Dukes

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Previous 5 Games

10/10/25 - Away	7-0 W
10/11/24 - Home	0-42 L
10/06/23 - Away	7-49 L
10/07/22 - Home	0-31 L
09/17/21 - Home	7-41 L

Minerva hadn't done well against Marlington recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Lions never let the Dukes get on the board and left with a 7-0 win. The Lions were shut out 42-0 the last time they took on the Dukes, so the Lions were just returning the favor.

Minerva's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-3. As for Marlington, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Minerva wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 35-0 defeat against Alliance on the 17th. As for Marlington, they have also already played their next matchup, a 61-39 loss against Salem on the 17th.