Football Preview: Manistee Chippewas vs. Orchard View Cardinals
The Manistee Chippewas will take on the Orchard View Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manistee is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since September 22, 2023 on Friday. They were dealt a 49-22 defeat at the hands of Oakridge. The loss was the Chippewas' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Manistee got top-tier performance from Josh Weiss, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Weiss' longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Even though they lost, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Orchard View was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by Montague 55-14. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 368th, while the Wildcats are ranked 166th).
Having lost for the first time this season, Manistee fell to 2-1. As for Orchard View, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Manistee's way against Orchard View in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Manistee made off with a 38-12 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Orchard View's Stephon Oakes, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Manistee to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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