The Marist Spartans will head out to challenge the Creswell Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Creswell took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Marist, who comes in off a win.
Marist's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They breezed past Sheldon to the tune of 27-0. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won three contests by 26 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Creswell faced Thurston in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Bulldogs came up short against the Colts, falling 26-6. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.4 points on average over those games. As for Creswell, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Marist might still be hurting after the 25-0 loss they got from Creswell when the teams last played back in April. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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