The Marion Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the Ell-Saline Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kansas Rankings (they are ranked 190th, while Ell-Saline is ranked 30th).
Last Tuesday, Marion was beaten by Moundridge 65-38. Marion has not had much luck with Moundridge recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Ell-Saline can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 61-38 margin over Inman. The victory was nothing new for Ell-Saline as they're now sitting on three straight.
Marion has not been sharp recently as the team's lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-8 record this season. As for Ell-Saline, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
Marion was dealt a bruising 66-28 defeat at the hands of Ell-Saline when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Marion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
