The Riesel Indians will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Marlin Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Riesel beats Marlin with 21 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Riesel took down Crawford 21-7 on Friday. That 14 point margin sets a new team best for the Indians this season.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Marlin on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Bruceville-Eddy out of the water with a 40-0 final score. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Marlin's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dai'Viyon Evans, who rushed for 46 yards and two touchdowns. De'Angelo Wright handled things on the ground, rushing for 133 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Marlin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Riesel's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Marlin, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Riesel ended up a good deal behind Marlin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 28-12. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marlin's Roderick Suiters, who threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown. Now that Riesel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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