Football Preview: Grass Lake Warriors vs. Manchester Flying Dutchmen
After two games on the road, Grass Lake is heading back home. They will welcome the Manchester Flying Dutchmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grass Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Grass Lake was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 33-28 to Michigan Center.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Brayden Lape, who threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.2% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of Grass Lake's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Jacob Collins was Lape's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Grass Lake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. Collins picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 106.2 receiving yards per game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Manchester). They breezed by East Jackson at home to the tune of 72-19 on Friday. Considering the Flying Dutchmen have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Grass Lake dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Manchester, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Grass Lake and Manchester were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Grass Lake came up empty-handed after a 21-20 defeat. Will Grass Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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