Marietta and Hillgrove are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Marietta Blue Devils will challenge the Hillgrove Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marietta will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Marietta was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 33-27 to McEachern.
Despite the defeat, Marietta had strong showings from Jayden Whiteside, who threw for 313 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and Elijah Green, who picked up 181 receiving yards and a touchdown. Green torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 77 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Anthony Kruah, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even if they lost, Marietta's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kruah. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up three sacks, forcing a fumble, and making nine total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hillgrove got themselves on the board against McIntosh on Friday, but McIntosh never followed suit. They blew past the Chiefs, posting a 38-0 victory at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Marietta's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hillgrove, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-0.
Marietta beat Hillgrove 17-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Marietta repeat their success, or does Hillgrove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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