Football Preview: Lakeville Falcons vs. Ovid-Elsie Marauders
Lakeville is 0-5 against Ovid-Elsie since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lakeville Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ovid-Elsie Marauders at 7:00 p.m.
Lakeville's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Chesaning on Friday. They took a blow against the Indians, falling 50-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Falcons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Ovid-Elsie humbled Mt. Morris with a 65-35 victory. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Panthers are ranked 359th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lakeville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Ovid-Elsie, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Lakeville was taken down by Ovid-Elsie 61-18 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lakeville was down 61-6.
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