Escanaba has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Marquette Redmen at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Escanaba is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Saturday with ease, bagging a 62-21 win over Grayling. Given the Eskymos' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Vikings are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Marquette got themselves on the board against Sault Area on Friday, but Sault Area never followed suit. They blew past the Blue Devils 49-0 on the road. The Redmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 30 points or more this season.
Escanaba now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Marquette, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Things could have been worse for Escanaba, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 38-20 loss to Marquette when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Escanaba avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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