Marcus came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 38-13 to the Coppell Cowboys. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Cowboys are ranked 15th).
When it comes to explaining why Marcus lost, don't look at Carter Francis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 77 yards and one TD on only five carries.
Leading Coppell to victory were Carter Zingelmann and Jayden George. Zingelmann rushed for 91 yards and one score, while George rushed for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Those 132 rushing yards gave George a new career-high. Coppell also got help from Jackson Echols, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
Marcus' loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Coppell, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 8-1.
Marcus does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Coppell, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Plano.
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