Football Preview: East Grand Rapids Pioneers vs. Ottawa Hills Bengals
The East Grand Rapids Pioneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Ottawa Hills Bengals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Grand Rapids will be strutting in after a win while Ottawa Hills will be coming in after a loss.
East Grand Rapids took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Thornapple Kellogg, posting a 35-8 victory at home.
Meanwhile, Ottawa Hills 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 took a blow against Northview, falling 49-6. 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 425th, while the Wildcats are ranked 31st).
The win got East Grand Rapids back to even at 3-3. As for Ottawa Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
East Grand Rapids strolled past Ottawa Hills when the teams last played back in September of 2015 by a score of 31-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Grand Rapids 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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