Football Preview: Sipsey Valley Bears vs. Marbury Bulldogs
Sipsey Valley has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Marbury Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sipsey Valley will be strutting in after a win while Marbury will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Sipsey Valley beat Jemison 40-28.
Sipsey Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lj Cormier out in front who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Cormier a new career-high in rushing yards. Jamarion Jolly was Cormier's top target, picking up 187 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Marbury was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Valley, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Rams are ranked 107th).
Sipsey Valley now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Marbury, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Sipsey Valley couldn't quite finish off Marbury in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 and fell 10-7. Can Sipsey Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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