Football Preview: Hemlock Huskies vs. Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals
The Hemlock Huskies will challenge the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hemlock is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Hemlock is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Nouvel Catholic Central on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hemlock took a blow against Nouvel Catholic Central, falling 42-8. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Panthers are ranked 153rd).
Meanwhile, Michigan Lutheran Seminary never let their opponents score on Friday. They breezed by Carrollton/Saginaw on the road to the tune of 42-0. Considering the Cardinals have won four matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Michigan Lutheran Seminary was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Michigan Lutheran Seminary's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Ethan Wakefield was the leader with two.
Hemlock's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Hemlock didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Michigan Lutheran Seminary in their previous meeting back in September of 2019, but they still walked away with a 12-6 win. Does Hemlock have another victory up their sleeve, or will Michigan Lutheran Seminary turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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