Marfa hasn't had much luck against Balmorhea recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Marfa Shorthorns will head out to challenge the Balmorhea Bears at 7:30 p.m. Balmorhea took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Marfa, who comes in off a win.
Marfa will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Fort Hancock on Friday. Marfa simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fort Hancock 62-0 on the road.
Meanwhile, Balmorhea came up short against Holy Cross on Friday and fell 72-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (58), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Marfa pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Balmorhea, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Marfa was taken down by Balmorhea 62-14 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Marfa, Elijah Jefferson (who rushed for 292 yards and six touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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