The Marathon Red Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-3, which was the final score in Marathon's tilt against Colby last Friday. The matchup marked the Red Raiders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Weyauwega-Fremont lost 53-33 to Stratford last Friday. While losing is never fun, the Warhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 200th, while the Tigers are ranked 25th).
Weyauwega-Fremont might have lost, but man, Kameron Zielke was a machine: he rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. Broc Billington was another key player, picking up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Marathon and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Weyauwega-Fremont, they now also have a losing record at 2-3.
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