The Little Elm Lobos will square off against the Marcus Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Little Elm is looking for their season's first victory.
Little Elm is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Guyer on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Little Elm had to suffer through a 49-21 loss at the hands of Guyer. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 497th, while the Wildcats are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Marcus won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Flower Mound 33-32.
Marcus' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colton Nussmeier, who threw for 239 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards. Another receiver making a difference was Rhett Garza, who gained 114 total yards and a touchdown.
Little Elm's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Marcus, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
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