Football Game Preview: Mancelona Ironmen vs. Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals + How To Watch

The Mancelona Ironmen will square off against the Johannesburg-Lewiston Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Mancelona nor Johannesburg-Lewiston posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Mancelona made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Charlevoix, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Ironmen fell just short of the Rayders by a score of 15-12 on Friday. The Ironmen haven't had much luck with the Rayders recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Meanwhile, Johannesburg-Lewiston was beaten by Glen Lake 49-6 on Friday.

Mancelona's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Johannesburg-Lewiston, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.

Everything came up roses for Mancelona against Johannesburg-Lewiston when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 40-12 victory. Do the Ironmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.