The Marlette Red Raiders will square off against the Vassar Vulcans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Marlette and five for Vassar.
Marlette and Harbor Beach met for a duel on Friday where Marlette had to take the L. Marlette was dealt a 56-6 loss at the hands of Harbor Beach. While losing is never fun, the Red Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Pirates are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, Vassar came up short against Unionville-Sebewaing on Friday and fell 34-24.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Madix Gorleski, who threw for 261 yards and four touchdowns. Blake Karr helped Gorleski out on the ground, picking up 130 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Vassar didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Austin Long.
Marlette's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Vassar, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Marlette came up short against Vassar when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 29-22. Thankfully for Marlette, Brady Putnam (who rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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