The John Marshall Monarchs will head out to challenge the Washington Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
John Marshall is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They fell 14-6 to George Washington. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Patriots are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, Washington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Brooke on Friday, but they still walked away with a 19-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Washington's defense and their six sacks. Isaiah Osafo-Mensah was especially locked on to Brooke's QB and sacked him four times.
John Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Washington, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
John Marshall came up short against Washington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 30-21. Can John Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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