Football Preview: Whitehall Vikings vs. Manistee Chippewas
The Whitehall Vikings's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Manistee Chippewas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Whitehall is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Montague: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Whitehall blew Montague out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Vikings had established a 28 point advantage.
Meanwhile, while Manistee put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Orchard View. Manistee simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Orchard View 41-0 at home. That looming 41-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Chippewas yet this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
The win got Whitehall back to even at 2-2. As for Manistee, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Whitehall against Manistee when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-0 win. Will Whitehall repeat their success, or does Manistee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
