Football Preview: Ogemaw Heights Falcons vs. Clare Pioneers
The Ogemaw Heights Falcons will venture away from home to face off against the Clare Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ogemaw Heights is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Ogemaw Heights will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Shepherd last Friday. Ogemaw Heights took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 54-12 win over Shepherd. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the Bluejays are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Clare put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 26-21 victory over Gladwin.
Clare can attribute much of their success to Jayden Arthur, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and Aiden Van Bonn, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Van Bonn's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Clare was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Clare's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Conan Weeks.
Ogemaw Heights' win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Clare, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
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