The Marquez Gladiators will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Hollywood Sheiks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marquez will be strutting in after a win while Hollywood will be coming in after a loss.
Marquez is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Legacy. Marquez put the hurt on Legacy with a sharp 28-6 victory last Friday.
Marquez had a senior duo take command as Gutierrez Jason threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes and Joshua Ayala rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Marquez's defense and their four sacks. Issac Diaz was especially locked on to Legacy's QB and sacked him twice. Diaz also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks and making 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Hollywood lost to Carpinteria at home by a 28-12 margin on Thursday.
Everything came up roses for Marquez against Hollywood when the teams last played back in November of 2019 as the team secured a 57-6 win. In that game, Marquez amassed a halftime lead of 36-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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