The Mullins Auctioneers will head out on the road to challenge the Marion Swamp Foxes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mullins has five straight victories, Marion has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mullins will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Atlantic Collegiate Academy on Friday. Mullins blew past Atlantic Collegiate Academy 44-18. The Auctioneers pushed the score to 30-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Armada cut but never quite recovered from.
Kanazzion Bethea was his usual excellent self, throwing for 189 yards and four touchdowns.
Mullins' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Deyon Ford led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Meanwhile, Marion scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were outmatched by Kingstree on the road and fell 52-16.
Mullins pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Mullins was taken down by Marion 41-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Mullins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
