South hasn't had much luck against Marion-Franklin recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The South Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the Marion-Franklin Red Devils at 7:00 p.m.
South is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 15th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Africentric Early College at home and fell 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 637th, while the Nubians are ranked 224th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marion-Franklin). They put the hurt on Eastmoor Academy with a sharp 38-18 win on Friday. That's two games straight that the Red Devils have won by exactly 20 points.
South's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Marion-Franklin, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6.
South came up short against Marion-Franklin when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 6-0. Can South avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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