Lamar is 1-9 against Martin since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lamar Vikings will take on the Martin Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Lamar was beaten by Horn 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 419th, while the Jaguars are ranked 166th).
The losing side was boosted by Gannon Carey, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 119 yards on 19 of 27 attempts. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Martin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 62-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mansfield.
Martin might have lost, but man, Brooks Brigance was a machine: he rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 58 receiving yards. Khamarian Miller was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Lamar and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Martin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Lamar has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 195 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Martin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 151. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Lamar took a serious blow against Martin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 37-10. Can Lamar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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