Quitman will look to defend their home turf on Friday against Marshall at 7:00 PM. Quitman are expected to win -- but not by much -- so they will need to come into the game prepared for a fight.
Quitman made easy work of Midland last Friday and carried off a 32-0 victory. Quitman were expected to win, but the margin was definitely larger than the state rankings had forecast.
Meanwhile, there's no need to mince words: Marshall lost to Mayflower, and they lost bad. The score wound up at 8-53. Marshall were in a tough position by the half, with the score sitting at 0-53.
Quitman's win lifted them to 2-0 while Marshall's defeat dropped them down to 0-2. In their win, Quitman relied heavily on senior David Alvarez, who caught passes for 132 yards and 2 touchdowns; a key strategy for Marshall will lie in finding a way to minimize his impact.
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