The Marion Rams have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Victory Christian Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Marion was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 13-8 to Holy Spirit Catholic.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-7, which was the final score in Victory Christian's tilt against Wadley on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Shepard Sargent, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Marion's loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Victory Christian, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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