The Hayti Indians will face off against the Marquette Catholic Explorers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hayti is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight games on Friday. They took a 49-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caruthersville. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Tigers are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Marquette Catholic took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-13 win over Madison. The Explorers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Marquette Catholic found their leader in sophomore Jhordyn Croft, who rushed for 129 yards and three TDs. Those 129 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Croft. Another player making a difference was Toby Eberlin, who threw for 145 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes.
Marquette Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Don'tay Longstreet and Jacob Campbell.
Marquette Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.2 points over those games. As for Hayti, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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