Two dominant backs in Jose Danny Maldonado and Christian Sanchez are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Florence Buffaloes will venture away from home to challenge the Marion Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Florence is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Florence will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were dealt a 54-20 defeat at the hands of Randolph. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1035th, while the Ro-Hawks are ranked 497th).
Meanwhile, a victory for Marion just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Llano, falling 38-12. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 24-0.
Marion might have lost, but man, Sanchez was a machine: he rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Sanchez is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Florence's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Marion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Florence took a serious blow against Marion in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, falling 57-27. Can Florence avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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