Two dominant backs in Lucca Giannavola and Luke Karras are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Marshall Lions will be playing at home against the Casey-Westfield Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marshall has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Casey-Westfield will come in with five straight wins.
Marshall is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Robinson on Saturday. Marshall fell just short of Robinson by a score of 15-12.
Meanwhile, Casey-Westfield got themselves on the board against Lawrenceville on Saturday, but Lawrenceville never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Indians 33-0 at home. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Karras continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Nolan Clement was another key player, throwing for 119 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Casey-Westfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Casey-Westfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ryan Richards and Jackson Maulding.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Casey-Westfield, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Marshall was dealt a bruising 55-0 defeat at the hands of Casey-Westfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Marshall, Connor Sullivan (who rushed for 153 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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