MARSHALL MAVERICKS (2-2)
JACKSONVILLE INDIANS (1-3)
FRIDAY OCTOBER 30TH
TOMATO BOWL
7:30 PM KICKOFF
THE VENUE
TOMATO BOWL
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Capacity: 8,300
Opened: 1940
Surface: Artificial Turf
Video Scoreboard: YES
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THE WEATHER
DIRECTIONS
BOUNCING BACK
THE MATCHUP
Marshall (2-2) (0-1) is looking to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Pine Tree last Friday night.
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The Mav's 25 consecutive game district winning streak that dated back to 2016 was snapped.
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Marshall's 8 game winning streak over Pine Tree was snapped. And it was the Pirate's first win at Maverick Stadium since 1985.
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The Mavs are now (0-1) in district and in fifth place in the district standings.
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A win this Friday over Jacksonville would put Marshall back in firm control of their playoff destiny.
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THE HISTORY
Marshall and Jacksoville first met in 1916, making the Indians one of the Mav's oldest rivals.
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Marshall leads the overall series (16-6).
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The pair played 10 games from 1916 to 1942, with Marshall going (10-0).
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The series then took a 61 year hiatus from 1942-2003.
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In 2004 the UIL aligned the programs into the same district, giving birth to one of the best 4A districts in the state that included Marshall, Jacksonville, and Kilgore.
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In 2004 Kilgore won the 4A Div II state title, Marshall was the 4A Div I state runner up, and Jacksonville was a 4A Div II region semifinalist.
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Since 2004, the rivalry has been fierce at times. The two have been intermittent district mates for the last 15 seasons.
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They have split (6-6) since 2004. Five of the 12 games were decided by 8 points or less.
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Marshall has won the last three meetings by a combined score of 118-41.
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The Indians (1-3) (1-0) are coming off an explosive game Vs Hallsville that saw Jacksonville take a 59-44 win.
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Jax QB Patrick Clater had 5 touchdown passes and rushed for another score in the offensive outburst.
He went 18-30 for 269 yards and rushed for 57 more.
Jacksonville had 415 total yards on the night.
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Meanwhile Marshall was held to 176 total yards in their 24-7 loss to Pine Tree.
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Mav QB Brent Burris was 11-19 for 167 yards. He had one TD and one INT.
Marshall had 9 yards rushing on the night .
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PT had 359 total yards with 234 rushing and 125 passing.
THE PLAYMAKERS TO WATCH
JACKSONVILLE
MARSHALL
Tribe QB Patrick Clater went 10-30 for 269 Vs. Hallsville Friday night with 5 TD passes. He also rushed for 57 yards and another score.
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Devin McCuin had seven catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns. He had four totes for 16 yards.
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Dominik Hinojosa rushed for 60 yards on 13 carries, and caught two touchdown passes from Clater in the second half.
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Mav QB Brent Burris is off to a fantastic start to his season going 54-96 for 967 yards. He has 8 touchdowns and 3 interceptions on the season.
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Running back Dominique Williams has 342 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 64 carries. He also has 8 caches for 205 yards and another score.
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Wide Receiver Demarcus Williams has 346 yards on 20 receptions and 4 scores.
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Hayden Kelehan has 238 yards on 11 catches and a score.
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A'derrian Brooks has 9 receptions for 107 yards and a score.
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Two other Mav WR's have also had receptions.
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DID YOU KNOW.....???????
