Football Preview: Garber Dukes vs. Laingsburg Wolfpack
The Garber Dukes will square off against the Laingsburg Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Laingsburg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Garber, who comes in off a win.
Garber is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 37-6 win over Bridgeport on the road. The Dukes pushed the score to 30-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bearcats had little chance of recovering from.
Dominick Knezek was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. Those 200 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ethan Pett, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Meanwhile, a victory for Laingsburg just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 69-14 defeat at the hands of Fowler. While losing is never fun, the Wolfpack can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 406th, while the Eagles are ranked 53rd).
The win made it two in a row for Garber and bumps their season record up to 3-5. As for Laingsburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Garber took their victory against Laingsburg when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 30-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garber 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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