The Skyline Tigers will square off against the Marionville Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Skyline took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Buffalo.
Meanwhile, Marionville had already won 15 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.4 points), and they went ahead and made it 16 on Friday. They secured a 28-22 W over the Panthers.
Marionville got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Bryer Guerin out in front who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 74 yards and a touchdown.
Guerin wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Marionville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Another reason for the win was Marionville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Jayson Bowers was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Skyline back to even at 1-1. As for Marionville, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Skyline came up short against Marionville when the teams last played back in October of 2017, falling 23-13. Can Skyline avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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