Football Game Preview: East Grand Rapids Pioneers vs. Ottawa Hills Bengals + How To Watch

The East Grand Rapids Pioneers will take on the Ottawa Hills Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Grand Rapids has three straight victories, Ottawa Hills has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

On Friday, East Grand Rapids humbled Thornapple Kellogg with a 34-7 victory. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Ottawa Hills' offense. They were outmatched by Northview and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Bengals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 79th).

East Grand Rapids' win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Ottawa Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Everything came up roses for East Grand Rapids against Ottawa Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 45-0 victory. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bengals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.