The Marquez Gladiators will head out to challenge the King/Drew Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquez is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Marquez's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 19-0 win over Manual Arts.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for King/Drew, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Crenshaw 56-7 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won five matchups by 29 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Keenan Jackson, who threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. King/Drew is 4-1 when Jackson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. 118 of Jackson's passing yards were hauled in by Dylan Childs, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
King/Drew was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 73.4 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 163.8.
King/Drew wouldn't let Crenshaw keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. King/Drew can thank Jahmir Torres and Roberto Salazar for forcing both of them. Torres also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 128. King/Drew got some further help from Festus Nnadi: he picked up two sacks and made four total tackles.
King/Drew is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.8 points per game. As for Marquez, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Marquez came up short against King/Drew in their previous meeting back in September, falling 27-21. Can Marquez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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