Coppell and Marcus are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Coppell Cowboys will be playing at home against the Marcus Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Coppell will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Coppell took their match with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Flower Mound. Considering the Cowboys have won seven games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Edward Griffin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 408 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Harry Hassmann was another key player, picking up 174 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marcus). They breezed by Little Elm to the tune of 66-14 on Friday. With that win, the Marauders brought their scoring average up to 27.9 points per game.
Marcus found their leader in sophomore Colton Nussmeier, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nussmeier a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Mason Jones, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Marcus wouldn't let Little Elm keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Will Harrison, Bradley Ezeoke, and Easton Enfinger picked up one apiece. Enfinger also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Marcus is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.3 points per game. As for Coppell, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coppell strolled past Marcus in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 20-6. Does Coppell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marcus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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