Marist dropped to 4-5 on Friday, ending the team's nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They took a 17-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Junction City Tigers. The Spartans were red-hot offensively heading into the matchup (they scored no less than 31 points in the three contests prior), but the Tigers' defense proved too tough.
Eli Martin threw for 244 yards and one TD. Jackson Skinner was his top target, picking up 33 receiving yards.
As for Junction City, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 10 points in those games.
A big part of Junction City's victory came down to the chemistry between Cashton Dodson and his top target Zaidensen Dodson. Cashton rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown while Zaidensen rushed for 173 yards and one score. The dominant performance also gave Zaidensen a new career-high in receiving yards (seven).
As of now, neither Marist nor Junction City have any future games scheduled.
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