If Marcus was riding high fresh off their 66-14 takedown of Little Elm last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The game between the Marcus Marauders and the Coppell Cowboys wasn't particularly close, with the Marcus Marauders falling 47-28. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Cowboys are ranked third).
Marcus' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rhett Garza, who picked up 150 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Colton Nussmeier, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns. Garza really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
Edward Griffin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Coppell, throwing for 225 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards. Griffin has been hot , having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played. Tucker Cusano was Griffin's top target, picking up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Marcus' defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Coppell, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Marcus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coppell, they will face off against Prosper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Coppell will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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