Marion-Franklin is 8-2 against South since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Marion-Franklin Red Devils will look to defend their home field against the South Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Marion-Franklin will be strutting in after a victory while South will be coming in after a loss.
Marion-Franklin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Eastmoor Academy with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Devils.
Meanwhile, South was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Africentric Early College at home and fell 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 638th, while the Nubians are ranked 224th).
Marion-Franklin's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Marion-Franklin didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against South when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 6-0 victory. Will Marion-Franklin repeat their success, or does South have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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