Marathon and Edgar are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Marathon Red Raiders will face off against the Edgar Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Marathon knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Edgar likes a good challenge.
Marathon is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Auburndale just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Apaches by a score of 72-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (64), the Red Raiders still had to take the loss.
Edgar got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. They walked away with a 60-52 victory over Newman on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Edgar's win bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Marathon, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-4.
Everything came up roses for Marathon against Edgar in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 71-44 victory. Does Marathon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Edgar turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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