If Marathon was riding high fresh off their 42-20 takedown of Somerset Academy South Homestead last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marathon Dolphins fell 46-34 to the Coral Shores Hurricanes on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Dolphins in their matchups with the Hurricanes: they've now lost seven in a row.
Marathon's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Fabbianho Lous Louis Jeune, who rushed for 94 yards and four touchdowns. Louis Jeune is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played. Marathon also got a significant boost from Lezcano Carlos, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Marathon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
The defeat snapped Marathon's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Coral Shores, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Marathon will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Gateway Charter at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Coral Shores, they will take on Archbishop Carroll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Archbishop Carroll: 12, Coral Shores: 13.7) so any points scored will be well earned.
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