Football Recap: Jefferson's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Wednesday

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 8:08am

Football Recap: Jefferson Democrats vs. Marshall Barristers

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It was a good run, but Jefferson unfortunately witnessed the end of their 15-game winning streak on Wednesday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Marshall Barristers. While losing is never fun, the Democrats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Barristers are ranked 49th).

The critical scores for Marshall came from Alexa Guerrero and Bailey Avilez.

Jefferson's loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3. As for Marshall, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jefferson will head out to challenge Stella High Charter Academy at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. As for Marshall, they are taking a road trip to take on Franklin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Marshall: 11.1, Franklin: 12.1) so any points scored will be well earned.

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