Marion is 0-10 against Searcy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Marion Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Searcy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marion will bounce into Friday's game after beating Batesville, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Marion won by a goal and slipped past Batesville 2-1. Marion didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this victory makes it their second in a row.
Meanwhile, Searcy entered their tilt with Nettleton with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday. Searcy might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won nine matches by three goals or more this season.
Marion's win bumped their record up to 3-14-1. As for Searcy, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Marion suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Searcy when the teams last played on April 2nd. Can Marion avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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