The Marquez Gladiators will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the South East Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Marquez is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Legacy. Marquez was the clear victor by a 28-6 margin over Legacy on Friday.
Marquez had a senior duo take command as Gutierrez Jason threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes and Joshua Ayala rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marquez's defense and their four sacks. Issac Diaz was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Meanwhile, South East took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They breezed by Maywood CES at home to the tune of 41-0.
South East found their leader in underclassman Edward Rivera, who rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. Rivera's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Johnson, who rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown.
South East wouldn't let Maywood CES keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. South East can thank Marlon Watson and Ethan Gonzalez for forcing both of them.
Marquez was able to grind out a solid victory over South East in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 21-12. Will Marquez repeat their success, or does South East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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