Football Preview: Lansing Lions vs. Piper Pirates
The Lansing Lions will take on the Piper Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lansing is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.8 points per game this season.
Lansing is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Seaman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lansing lost 43-22 to Seaman.
Despite the defeat, Lansing had strong showings from Jaxon Pollard, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown, and Owen Kannaday, who picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Pollard is now averaging an impressive 103 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Piper was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell to Leavenworth 25-20. One positive for the Pirates, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Lansing's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Piper, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lansing didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Piper when the teams last played back in September of 2020, but they still walked away with a 12-7 win. Does Lansing have another victory up their sleeve, or will Piper turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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