Marist won against Decatur last Wednesday with 19 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. The Marist War Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Lakeside Vikings a 19-0 shutout. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Vikings are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 3.8 points per game. As for Lakeside, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-8.
Coincidentally, Marist and Lakeside will both be playing Forsyth Central the next time they take the field. Lakeside will head out to face Forsyth Central at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Marist will play them later in the day, at 6:00 p.m.
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