The Marlin Bulldogs will face off against the Holland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marlin will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Marlin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They never let Moody onto the board and left with a 62-0 victory on Friday. With that win, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 29.6 points per game.
A big part of Marlin's victory came down to the chemistry between Roderick Suiters and his top target De'Angelo Wright. Suiters threw for 135 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Wright rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 210 rushing yards gave Wright a new career-high.
Marlin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Holland was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 18-13 to Thorndale. The matchup marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Marlin's win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Holland, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 7-3.
Marlin was dealt a bruising 64-13 defeat at the hands of Holland when the teams last played back in October of 2019. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Marlin was down 50-13.
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