Football Preview: Sterling Raiders vs. Madison Marlins
The Sterling Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Madison Marlins at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sterling is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-0 win over Austin. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Raiders with their most commanding win of the season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Madison brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They blew past Austin 48-0 on the road two weeks ago. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Marlins have posted since October 13, 2023.
Madison didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Courtlandt Riley and Damien Duckworth. Riley is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got Sterling back to even at 3-3. As for Madison, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Sterling couldn't quite finish off Madison in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 23-20. Can Sterling avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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