Football Preview: Chesaning Indians vs. Ovid-Elsie Marauders
Chesaning is 1-7 against Ovid-Elsie since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chesaning Indians will venture away from home to square off against the Ovid-Elsie Marauders at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after six-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Chesaning will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Hill-McCloy, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Chesaning really took it to Hill-McCloy for the full four quarters, racking up a 50-0 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Indians, who have now won five matches by 25 points or more so far this season.
Chesaning's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brady Sager, who picked up 99 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Sager a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Brayden Florian, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chesaning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Ovid-Elsie was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They enjoyed a cozy 30-14 victory over Birch Run. The 30-point effort marked the Marauders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Chesaning pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Ovid-Elsie, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Chesaning was able to grind out a solid win over Ovid-Elsie when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 29-19. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chesaning since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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