A victory for Marion-Franklin just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 50-10 loss at the hands of the Africentric Early College Nubians. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 483rd, while the Nubians are ranked 239th).
Derron Gray Jr was his usual excellent self, picking up 190 receiving yards and four touchdowns for Africentric Early College. Gray Jr showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Anthony, who gained 157 total yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Marion-Franklin and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Africentric Early College, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
Marion-Franklin didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 34-14 victory against West on the 11th. As for Africentric Early College, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 28-0 win against Independence on the 10th.
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