Football Preview: East Lansing Trojans vs. Davison Cardinals
The East Lansing Trojans will head out to take on the Davison Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East Lansing's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when DeWitt offense got past them. East Lansing fell 42-35 to DeWitt on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 41st, while the Panthers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Davison had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Saginaw United 57-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Cardinals' most dominant victory of the season so far.
It was another big night for Aj Hill, who rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another big playmaker for Davison was Wesley Hughes, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Davison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 215 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
East Lansing's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Davison, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
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