After losing to Randolph the last time they met, Marion decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Marion Bulldogs walked away with a 35-28 win over the Randolph Ro-Hawks on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Kade Pape was a one-man wrecking crew for Marion as he rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Pape a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Christian Sanchez, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns.
Marion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gavin Soefje.
Marion's record is now 3-4. As for Randolph, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-1.
Marion will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Ingram Moore at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Marion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season. Randolph will also get a bit of a break before their next contest: they'll face off against Llano at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Randolph will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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