Martin has gone 3-0 against Mendon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Martin Clippers will challenge the Mendon Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Martin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 52-22 win over Gobles. The Clippers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mendon faced Climax-Scotts in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mendon came out on top against Climax-Scotts by a score of 58-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Owen Gorham and James T Lux. Gorham rushed for 231 yards and five touchdowns while T Lux rushed for 257 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. With that strong performance, T Lux is now averaging an impressive 101.3 rushing yards per game.
Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 519 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Mendon's victory bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Martin, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Martin skirted past Mendon 30-28 in their previous meeting back in August of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Martin since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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