Football Recap: East Grand Rapids Piles Up the Points Against Ottawa Hills

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 5:31am

Football Recap: East Grand Rapids Pioneers vs. Ottawa Hills Bengals

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Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Grand Rapids). They blew past the Ottawa Hills Bengals 45-0 on the road on Friday. The Pioneers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.

Leighton Kolk was the offensive standout of the contest as he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.

The victory made it two in a row for East Grand Rapids and bumps their season record up to 4-3. As for Ottawa Hills, they are on a 16-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

East Grand Rapids didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 31-28 win against Catholic Central on the 18th. Ottawa Hills has also already played their next game, a 37-20 defeat against Thornapple Kellogg on the 18th.

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