The Central Holmes Christian Trojans and the Marshall Academy Patriots are set to duel on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Holmes Christian's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Benton Academy by a score of 35-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what the Trojans needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Meanwhile, Marshall Academy had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 14-13 photo finish over the Stars.
The critical scores for Marshall Academy came from Brennan Smith and Kj Luse.
Central Holmes Christian's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-5. As for Marshall Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Central Holmes Christian against Marshall Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, as the squad secured a 64-34 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central Holmes Christian since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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