Football Recap: Big Rapids Piles Up the Points Against Escanaba + How To Watch

Cardinals

Margin (Wins)

09/19/25 vs Tri County Area	57
10/03/25 @ Chippewa Hills	56
09/12/25 vs Newaygo	56
10/24/25 vs Alma	41
11/08/25 vs Escanaba	30

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Big Rapids had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They blew past the Escanaba Eskymos 48-18. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 25 points or more this season.

Big Rapids found their leader in sophomore Eli Foster, who rushed for 78 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 94 yards and one TD.

Despite the loss, Escanaba had strong showings from Brody Ison, who gained 70 total yards, and Lennox Peacock, who picked up 74 receiving yards and one score.

The win was the third in a row for Big Rapids, bringing their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.7 points over those games. As for Escanaba, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 9-2 record.

Coming up, Big Rapids will take on Unity Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Escanaba does not have any more games scheduled as of now.