Football Preview: Choctawhatchee Indians vs. Arnold Marlins
Choctawhatchee is 3-0 against Arnold since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Choctawhatchee Indians will host the Arnold Marlins at 7:00 p.m. Choctawhatchee's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Arnold's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Choctawhatchee's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Niceville offense got past them. Choctawhatchee took a 42-25 bruising from Niceville on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Indians have let down their home crowd.
Choctawhatchee's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Carter Marracco, who threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns, and Aaron Rowell, who picked up 80 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Arnold sidestepped Rutherford for a 29-26 win.
Choctawhatchee's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Arnold, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything went Choctawhatchee's way against Arnold in their previous meeting back in October of 2019 as Choctawhatchee made off with a 35-9 win. Does Choctawhatchee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arnold turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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