Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marcus). They blew past the Little Elm Lobos, posting a 66-14 victory. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Lobos are ranked 500th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colton Nussmeier went supernova for Marcus, throwing for 150 yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. Those 49 rushing yards gave Nussmeier a new career-high. Mason Jones was another key player, rushing for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Marcus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 215.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 0.
Marcus wouldn't let Little Elm keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Will Harrison, Bradley Ezeoke, and Easton Enfinger picked up one apiece. Enfinger also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12.
Marcus is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.3 points per game. As for Little Elm, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Marcus will venture away from home to challenge Coppell at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Coppell's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matches. As for Little Elm, they will square off against Lewisville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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