North Marion hasn't had much luck against Vanguard recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Marion Colts' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Vanguard Knights at 7:30 p.m. North Marion's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Vanguard's offense will have their work cut out for them.
North Marion's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when South Sumter offense got past them. North Marion came up short against South Sumter on Friday, falling 38-14. While losing is never fun, the Colts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Raiders are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Vanguard waltzed into their match last Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They slipped by the Tigers 21-20. 21 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
North Marion's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Vanguard, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
North Marion took a serious blow against Vanguard in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 47-0. Can North Marion avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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