The Coral Shores Hurricanes will square off against the Marathon Dolphins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Coral Shores' favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Marathon has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Coral Shores is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Florida Christian just ended the team's eight-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They lost to the Patriots on the road by a 21-7 margin. The contest marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Marathon posted their biggest win since September 14, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Somerset Academy South Homestead as Marathon made off with a 42-20 victory.
Marathon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lezcano Carlos led the charge by rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Carlos has become a key player for Marathon: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Fabbianho Lous Louis Jeune, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Marathon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 433 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Coral Shores fell to 5-1. As for Marathon, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Coral Shores against Marathon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. Does Coral Shores have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marathon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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