Football Game Preview: Marquette Redmen vs. Sault Area Blue Devils

By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 11:13am

Football Preview: Marquette Redmen vs. Sault Area Blue Devils

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The Marquette Redmen will head out to square off against the Sault Area Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Marquette is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Lowell just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a blow against the Red Arrows, falling 61-14. The loss was the Redmen's first of the season.

Meanwhile, Sault Area was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 46-0 loss at the hands of Escanaba. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Eskymos are ranked 169th).

Having lost for the first time this season, Marquette fell to 3-1. As for Sault Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.

Marquette took their win against Sault Area in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 28-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette 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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