After each having a week off, the Marietta Blue Devils and the Walton Raiders will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marietta is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Marietta came up short against Wheeler and fell 24-17.
Despite their loss, Marietta saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Samaj Anderson, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-14, which was the final score in Walton's tilt against North Cobb last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Warriors are ranked eighth).
Although Walton took the loss, they still got scores from Kaeden Gilstrap and Lucas Farrington.
Marietta's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Walton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Marietta was dealt a bruising 52-8 loss at the hands of Walton when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Marietta, Makari Bodiford (who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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