The Marine Military Academy Leathernecks will face off against the Texas Legacy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Marine Military Academy has given up an average of 29.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
While Marine Military Academy's victory against Non Varsity Opponent wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Leathernecks had just enough and edged out Non Varsity Opponent 37-34. The Leathernecks haven't had any issues with Non Varsity Opponent recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Brandon Smith
| 10/31/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 161 |
| 10/17/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 160 |
| 09/26/25 @ La Villa | 136 |
| 09/04/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 94 |
| 10/04/25 @ Woodsboro | 89 |
A big part of Marine Military Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Dash Varner and his top target Brandon Smith. Varner threw for 222 yards and five touchdowns while Smith picked up 161 receiving yards and three scores. Those 161 receiving yards gave Smith a new career-high.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marine Military Academy's defensive line and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Colton Clark and Clayton Bludah, who racked up five sacks between them. Clark is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Texas Legacy fell victim to La Pryor and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-0. The shutout was out of character for the Lions seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
This is the second loss in a row for Texas Legacy and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Marine Military Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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