Football Preview: Crawford Pirates vs. Marlin Bulldogs
After each having a week off, the Crawford Pirates and the Marlin Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Crawford will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Crawford is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Holland last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Crawford had to suffer through a 42-13 loss at the hands of Holland.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 33 points the game before, Marlin was a bit more limited in their contest last Friday. They lost to West at home by a 21-7 margin. The match marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Crawford's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Marlin, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3.
Crawford couldn't quite finish off Marlin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 33-30. Can Crawford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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