Football Preview: Mona Shores Sailors vs. Traverse City West Titans
The Mona Shores Sailors will challenge the Traverse City West Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Mona Shores: 11.8, Traverse City West: 12.3) so any points scored will be well earned.
Mona Shores is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Central Catholic, who was ranked 15th at the time (Mona Shores was ranked fifth). Mona Shores was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 14-13 to Central Catholic. The Sailors' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Traverse City West waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They enjoyed a cozy 23-7 victory over the Trojans.
Owen Hendrix was his usual excellent self, rushing for 116 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 33 yards and a touchdown.
Traverse City West was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mona Shores fell to 8-1. As for Traverse City West, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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