Marlin fought the good fight in their overtime  matchup against Crawford  on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took  a  27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates. The Bulldogs were up  21-7 in the second  quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
 Although Marlin took the loss, they still got scores from  Keyshaun Massington,  De'Angelo Wright,  and  Brysen Maxwell-Steele.
Marlin dropped their record down to 0-6 with the  defeat, which was their fourth straight  on the road dating back to last season. As for Crawford,  the  victory made it two in a row for them and  bumps their season record up to 5-1.
 Both  teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marlin will host Bruceville-Eddy  at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday. The Bulldogs will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 31.5  points per  contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Crawford, they will look to defend their home field  on Friday against Riesel  at 7:30  p.m. The Pirates will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 28.67  points per  game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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