The Marquette Redmen will head out to challenge the Sault Area Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Marquette is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lowell just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They were beaten by the Red Arrows 61-14. The loss was the Redmen's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Sault Area was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Escanaba, falling 46-0. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 410th, while the Eskymos are ranked 169th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Marquette fell to 3-1. As for Sault Area, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Marquette's way against Sault Area in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Marquette made off with a 28-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marquette since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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