South is 2-8 against Marion-Franklin since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The South Bulldogs are taking a road trip to challenge the Marion-Franklin Red Devils at 6:00 p.m.
South is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Africentric Early College 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 638th, while the Nubians are ranked 224th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion-Franklin). They strolled past Eastmoor Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-19. The Red Devils didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
South's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Marion-Franklin, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
South came up short against Marion-Franklin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 6-0. Can South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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