The Marietta Indians are taking a road trip to challenge the Washington Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Marietta had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Crossings Christian. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma football rankings (they are ranked 249th, while the Knights are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Washington put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Dickson 54-0 on the road. Considering the Warriors have won three matches by more than 33 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Washington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Hudson Howard led the charge by rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Kash Guthmueller was another key rusher, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Washington wouldn't let Dickson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Washington can thank Lane Taylor and Cash Sides for forcing both of them.
Marietta's defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Washington, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Marietta was taken down by Washington 49-14 in their previous meeting back in November of 2015. Can Marietta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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