Football Preview: Chesaning Indians vs. New Lothrop Hornets
The Chesaning Indians will take on the New Lothrop Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chesaning will be strutting in after a win while New Lothrop will be coming in after a defeat.
Chesaning's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Lakeville, posting a 50-0 victory at home. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Falcons are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maxwell Volk went supernova for Chesaning, throwing for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 37 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Brayden Florian, who rushed for 123 yards on only nine carries.
Chesaning's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Vogelaar and Blake Hoerner.
Meanwhile, New Lothrop was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 22-16 to Durand.
The win made it two in a row for Chesaning and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for New Lothrop, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Chesaning didn't have too much breathing room in their game against New Lothrop in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-22 victory. Will Chesaning repeat their success, or does New Lothrop have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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