Marshall hasn't had much luck against Eagle Rock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Marshall Barristers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Eagle Rock Eagles at 3:30 p.m.
Marshall is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Wilson just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 59-20 loss at the hands of the Mules. The Barristers were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Marshall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Eligh Rey and Momin Ibrahim.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last contest, Eagle Rock made sure to put some points up on the board against Dr. Maya Angelou Community last Friday. Eagle Rock took down Dr. Maya Angelou Community 36-17.
A big part of Eagle Rock's victory came down to the chemistry between Liam Pasten and his top target Jonas Leal-Paz. Pasten threw for 448 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes while Leal-Paz gained 308 total yards. With that strong performance, Pasten is now averaging an impressive 301.7 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (102 yards to be exact) went to Branden Ruffolo.
Marshall now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Eagle Rock, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
Marshall was taken down by Eagle Rock 46-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Marshall, Reilly Brousseau (who threw for 551 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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