Football Preview: Birch Run Panthers vs. Chesaning Indians
The Birch Run Panthers will head out to face off against the Chesaning Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Birch Run's defense has only allowed 17.8 points per game this season, so Chesaning's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Birch Run slipped by New Lothrop 21-20.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chesaning). They claimed a resounding 54-23 victory over Mt. Morris on the road. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Panthers are ranked 275th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chesaning's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Florian, who rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown. Florian's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 109 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another signal caller making a difference was Maxwell Volk, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns on only 18 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chesaning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
The victory got Birch Run back to even at 2-2. As for Chesaning, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
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