Football Preview: Mendon Hornets vs. Colon Magi
Mendon is 3-0 against Colon since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mendon Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Colon Magi at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mendon has four straight wins, Colon has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mendon's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-0 victory over Athens at home. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Indians are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Owen Gorham and he. Gorham rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Ryder Gorham also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Mendon's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nick Stiver and Grant Crotser.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-14, which was the final score in Colon's tilt against Climax-Scotts on Friday.
Mendon's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Colon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Mendon against Colon in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-30 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mendon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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