The Marlin Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Bruceville-Eddy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Marlin's way against Crawford as Marlin made off with a 28-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marlin's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Aarik Smith-Shelley was the leader with two. Marlin got some further help from Brysen Maxwell-Steele: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bruceville-Eddy, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They blew past Moody 40-15 on Friday. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Marlin has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Bruceville-Eddy, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Marlin against Bruceville-Eddy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 57-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marlin 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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