The Marbury Bulldogs will square off against the Sipsey Valley Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marbury is looking for their season's first win.
Marbury came up short against Valley on Friday, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Rams are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, Sipsey Valley beat Jemison 40-28 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bears.
Sipsey Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lj Cormier out in front who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave Cormier a new career-high in rushing yards. Jamarion Jolly was Cormier's top target, picking up 187 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Marbury's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Sipsey Valley, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Marbury came out on top in a nail-biter against Sipsey Valley in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, sneaking past 10-7. Will Marbury repeat their success, or does Sipsey Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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