Football Preview: Oakridge Eagles vs. Montague Wildcats
Oakridge and Montague are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Oakridge Eagles will take on the Montague Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oakridge will be strutting in after a victory while Montague will be coming in after a defeat.
While Eagles fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Thursday's season opener. They claimed a resounding 42-6 win over Orchard View on the road. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Cardinals are ranked 382nd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-7, which was the final score in Montague's tilt against Forest Hills Eastern on Thursday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-0.
Everything went Oakridge's way against Montague when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Oakridge made off with a 35-14 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Montague's Adam Baird, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Oakridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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