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Marquette vs. Lindbergh: Gearing Up For Friday Night Football Clash

The Mustangs are 2-2 and hoping to move up in Suburban West standings, while the Flyers are 3-1.

Friday Night Lights means a contest between the Marquette Mustangs (2-2) and Lindbergh Flyers (3-1) at Flyers Field on Lindbergh Boulevard in Sappington/Sunset Hills at 7 p.m.

(From Chesterfield: Exit Gravois Road from I-270 South and turn left/east. Travel to Lindbergh Boulevard and turn right/south. Travel about a mile, it's on the left, 5000 S. Lindbergh Blvd.)

This intriguing Suburban West Conference matchup at Lindbergh’s Flyers Field has the visiting Mustangs coming off their biggest win of the season, a 40-6 drubbing of Northwest House Springs.

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They are looking to move into the logjam at second place in the Suburban West standings.

The Mustangs held Northwest standout Adnan Al-Amimi to just 17 rushing yards on 16 carries, while also producing nine quarterback sacks and four turnovers. This included a 57-yard fumble return by Jacob Vernon and a 46-yard interception return by John James that both went for scores.

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Senior noseguard Nick Thomas-Smith was especially disruptive last week for Marquette.

He led the Mustangs' defensive charge with 12 total tackles and three of those quarterback sacks.

Offensively, the Mustangs are led by junior quarterback Daniel Slattery and freshman running back/kick returner Jacobi Boykin, who leads Marquette with almost 500 all-purpose yards this year.

Lindbergh, at 3-1 in league play, is one of the three teams tied for second in the conference, and is coming off back-to-back blowout wins over Fox and Parkway South.

Last week, senior quarterback Peter Simpson passed for 212 yards and three touchdowns as the Flyers cruised to a 36-7 win at Parkway South.

The Flyers defense also had a big night, registering four quarterback sacks and forcing two turnovers in its third great performance of the season.

Overall, senior lineback Chris Kew leads the Flyers with 47 tackles this season, while senior pass rushers Payton Reed (four sacks) and Jordan Goodman (three sacks) have dominated opposing offensive lines.

As good as Lindbergh’s “D” was last week, Marquette’s might’ve been better.

Please stay tuned to Patch.com late Friday night and early Saturday morning for full coverage of the big football clash between Marquette and Lindbergh.

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