The West Trojans are on the road again on Friday to play the Marlin Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (West: 14, Marlin: 15.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
West is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Hillsboro on Friday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 12-10. The defeat continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Marlin's offense rose to the challenge against a Eagles defense that boasted an average of only 16.75 points allowed on Friday. Marlin blew past Hearne 33-13. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Eagles are ranked 866th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Marlin, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
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