Football Preview: Traverse City Central Trojans vs. Traverse City West Titans
After two games on the road, Traverse City Central is heading back home. They will host the Traverse City West Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Traverse City Central will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 20-point they dealt Central on Friday. Traverse City Central never let Central onto the board and left with a 20-0 win. That 20 point margin sets a new team best for the Trojans this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Traverse City West). They breezed by Bay City Western at home to the tune of 35-0 on Friday. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Warriors are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Traverse City West got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Owen Hendrix out in front who threw for 238 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Aiden Griffis also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
Traverse City West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Dylan Dunklow, Drew Esper, and Griffis picked up one apiece.
The win got Traverse City Central back to even at 4-4. As for Traverse City West, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Traverse City Central came up short against Traverse City West in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 17-8. Will Traverse City Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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