Football Preview: Maryville Spoofhounds vs. Lafayette Fighting Irish
Maryville is 10-0 against Lafayette since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Maryville Spoofhounds will challenge the Lafayette Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Maryville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Savannah on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Maryville was dealt a 42-14 loss at the hands of Savannah. The Spoofhounds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Lafayette was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against St. Pius X, falling 74-0. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Warriors are ranked 20th).
Maryville's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Lafayette, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Maryville against Lafayette in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 71-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maryville since the squad 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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