Football Preview: Bladensburg Mustangs vs. Laurel Spartans
The Bladensburg Mustangs will head out to take on the Laurel Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bladensburg will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Bladensburg is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Oxon Hill on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bladensburg took a blow against Oxon Hill, falling 70-6. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Maryland football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Clippers are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Laurel, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 11th. They blew past Northwestern, posting a 48-16 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Spartans considering their three-point performance the matchup before.
Bladensburg's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Laurel, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-5.
Bladensburg couldn't quite finish off Laurel in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 28-25. Can Bladensburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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