Marcus and Coppell are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2018, but not for long. The Marcus Marauders will head out on the road to take on the Coppell Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Marcus is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Little Elm 66-14 on Friday. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Lobos are ranked 500th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marcus found their leader in sophomore Colton Nussmeier, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nussmeier a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Mason Jones, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
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.
Meanwhile, Coppell put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Flower Mound. The result was nothing new for the Cowboys, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Edward Griffin was his usual excellent self, throwing for 408 yards and four touchdowns while completing 77.4% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played. A healthy portion of Griffin's aerial production (100 yards to be exact) went to Tucker Cusano, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Coppell pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Marcus, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
Things could have been worse for Marcus, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 20-6 loss to Coppell when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Marcus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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