The Marysville Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Holcomb Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Marysville: 14.4, Holcomb: 13.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Marysville and Clay Center were almost perfectly matched up, but Marysville suffered a 28-27 loss. The defeat continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Holcomb never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Southwestern Heights. The Longhorns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Holcomb found their leader in freshman Cooper Cranston, who rushed for 51 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Cranston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Marysville's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for Holcomb, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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