Football Preview: Michigan City Wolves vs. Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos
The Michigan City Wolves will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Michigan City is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell 20-7 to Warsaw on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Tigers are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Lafayette Jefferson took care of business in their home opener on Friday. They walked away with a 41-28 win over Avon.
Keyen Crowder had a dynamite game for Lafayette Jefferson, throwing for 263 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards. Omar Williams Jr was Crowder's top target, picking up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Michigan City didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Lafayette Jefferson in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-30 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Crowder, who threw for 272 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Michigan City still be able to contain Crowder? There's only one way to find out.
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