After each having a week off, the Marist War Eagles and the Starr's Mill Panthers will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marist is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Friday, Marist made easy work of Tucker and carried off a 35-14 win. The War Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
James Lasco continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 77 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. Jack Waugh also deserves some recognition as he rushed for his first rushing yards of the season.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Marist was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Marist didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Karakis and Waugh.
Meanwhile, Starr's Mill played a tough game two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Jonesboro, falling 34-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Cardinals are ranked 103rd).
Marist's record now sits at 9-1. As for Starr's Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
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