| 10/04/24 - Away | 49-28 W |
| 10/27/23 - Away | 22-16 W |
| 10/28/22 - Home | 21-7 W |
| 10/18/19 - Home | 49-14 W |
| 10/12/18 - Away | 59-7 W |
Marist is a perfect 5-0 against Junction City since October of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Spartans will be playing at home against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marist's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over Philomath. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Junction City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Crescent Valley 26-0 on Friday.
Marist better keep an eye on Zaidensen Dodson. He was instrumental in Junction City's win, rushing for 217 yards and two scores while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Cashton Dodson, who gained 106 total yards.
Junction City's run defense was locked in: Crescent Valley could only muster 1.8 yards per carry. The Tigers didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.4.
The win got Marist back to even at 4-4. As for Junction City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Everything went Marist's way against Junction City in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as Marist made off with a 49-28 win. Will the Spartans repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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