The Marathon Dolphins will face off against the Pine Crest Panthers at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Marathon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Marathon is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against John Carroll Catholic on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marathon came up short against John Carroll Catholic, falling 42-20. While losing is never fun, the Dolphins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while the Rams are ranked 147th).
Despite the loss, Marathon had strong showings from Fabbianho Lous Louis Jeune, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown, and Ross Tanner, who rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Marathon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Pine Crest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They received a blow as they fell 21-7 to North Broward Prep.
Marathon's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Pine Crest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Marathon was dealt a bruising 41-0 loss at the hands of Pine Crest in their previous matchup back in September of 2016. Thankfully for Marathon, Jordan Schulefand (who threw for 208 yards and four touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground) 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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