The Linden Patriots will face off against the Marion Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Linden has four straight victories, Marion has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Linden is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since October 27, 2023 on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Southern Choctaw 16-14. The 16-point effort marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Linden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 334 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 242 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Marion scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to Victory Christian 25-20. That's two games in a row now that the Rams have lost by exactly five points.
Linden's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Linden's way against Marion in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, as Linden made off with a 28-6 victory. Will Linden repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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