The Maclay Marauders will head out to take on the Taylor County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Maclay is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season.
Maclay will bounce into Friday's game after beating Deerfield-Windsor, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Maclay came out on top against Deerfield-Windsor by a score of 28-21 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Marauders.
Maclay had a senior duo take command as George Grant threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns and Nash Beshears gained 129 total yards and two touchdowns. Beshears also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 126.
Despite a strong season so far, Taylor County has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They lost 27-6 to Suwannee last Friday. The contest marked Taylor County's lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Maclay's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Taylor County, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2.
Maclay won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, slipping by Taylor County 35-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maclay since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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