Football Preview: St. Joseph Bears vs. Mattawan Wildcats
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| 10/11/24 - Away | 7-24 L |
| 10/13/23 - Away | 15-13 W |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 34-14 W |
| 08/27/21 - Home | 34-19 W |
| 09/13/19 - Neutral | 42-20 W |
| + 3 more games |
St. Joseph is 7-1 against Mattawan since September of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. St. Joseph knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Mattawan likes a good challenge.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between St. Joseph and Portage Northern, and Portage Northern kept the tradition alive. The Bears took a 42-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mattawan). They walked away with a 42-31 win over Lakeshore on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their three-point performance the game before.
Mattawan's victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for St. Joseph, they moved to 3-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
St. Joseph lost to Mattawan at home by a decisive 24-7 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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