The Centralia Orphans will head out on the road to challenge the Marion Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Centralia, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Centralia was fully in charge, breezing past Carbondale 41-13 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Orphans.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 51 points the game before, Marion was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They lost 28-6 to Cahokia. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Centralia now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Marion, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Everything went Centralia's way against Marion when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Centralia made off with a 43-20 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Marion's Patrick Walker, who picked up 53 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 86 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Centralia to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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