Football Game Preview: Lapeer Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 6:03am

Football Preview: Lapeer Lightning vs. Carman-Ainsworth Cavaliers

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Lapeer is 10-0 against Carman-Ainsworth since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lapeer Lightning will challenge the Carman-Ainsworth Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lapeer has three straight wins, Carman-Ainsworth has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Last Friday, Lapeer humbled Saginaw United with a 56-12 victory. Given the Lightning's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 57th, while the are ranked 458th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Carman-Ainsworth lost to Holt on the road by a 31-12 margin on Friday.

Lapeer's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Carman-Ainsworth, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.

Everything came up roses for Lapeer against Carman-Ainsworth in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 49-12 win. In that game, Lapeer amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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