The St. Mark's Spartans will square off against the Odessa Ducks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Mark's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 30-0 win over Milford. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Spartans.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Odessa, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Polytech 49-12. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Ducks considering their nine-point performance the game before.
Odessa had a senior duo take command as Cooper Curran threw for 323 yards and five TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes and Zakie Williams picked up 163 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Curran's passing game has become a key predictor of the Ducks' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Jayden Cheaton got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Odessa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Deshawn Jackson and Xavier Terrell. Another thorn in Polytech's side was Johnny Waylee, who picked up 4.5 sacks and made nine total tackles.
Odessa's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for St. Mark's, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
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