Football Preview: Carrollton/Saginaw vs. Chesaning Indians
Carrollton/Saginaw's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Chesaning Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carrollton/Saginaw's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five contests, but Friday's match will give them a chance to turn things around.
Carrollton/Saginaw is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Pinckney on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carrollton/Saginaw took a blow against Pinckney, falling 42-7. While losing is never fun, Carrollton/Saginaw can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 433rd, while Pinckney is ranked 210th).
Meanwhile, Chesaning put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Durand , sneaking past 39-36. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Indians, who until this matchup were averaging 13.63 points allowed.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Chesaning to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Florian, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Florian continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Another reason for the win was Chesaning's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Landon Qualls with two. Another thorn in Durand's side was Quinton Everett, who picked up a sack and made 15 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Chesaning was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Carrollton/Saginaw's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Chesaning, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Carrollton/Saginaw was dealt a bruising 44-6 defeat at the hands of Chesaning in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Florian, who rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also picked up 43 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Carrollton/Saginaw knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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