Football Preview: Thornapple Kellogg Trojans vs. East Grand Rapids Pioneers
Thornapple Kellogg is 0-5 against East Grand Rapids since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Thornapple Kellogg Trojans will venture away from home to take on the East Grand Rapids Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Thornapple Kellogg took a blow against Northview, falling 72-24. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, East Grand Rapids and Holland Christian were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but East Grand Rapids suffered a 21-20 defeat. The contest marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
East Grand Rapids' loss came about despite a quality game from Carson Thornton, who rushed for 140 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Thornton a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Thornapple Kellogg and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for East Grand Rapids, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Thornapple Kellogg suffered a grim 41-17 defeat to East Grand Rapids in their previous matchup back in November of 2020. Can Thornapple Kellogg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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