Football Preview: Rochester Falcons vs. Walled Lake Northern Knights
The Rochester Falcons will head out on the road to face off against the Walled Lake Northern Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walled Lake Northern took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rochester, who comes in off a win.
Rochester is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Berkley 56-7 on the road on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Meanwhile, Walled Lake Northern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 35-6 loss at the hands of Lakeland. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Eagles are ranked 153rd).
Rochester moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Walled Lake Northern, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything went Rochester's way against Walled Lake Northern in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Rochester made off with a 31-10 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rochester 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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