Football Recap: East Grand Rapids Pioneers vs. Catholic Central Cougars
East Grand Rapids proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 45) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Catholic Central Cougars 31-28. The Pioneers pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
East Grand Rapids had a senior duo take command as Leighton Kolk rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Carson Thornton threw for 112 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Kolk is becoming a predictor of East Grand Rapids' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Asa Cox got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
The win was the third in a row for East Grand Rapids, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. As for Catholic Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Grand Rapids will venture away from home to face off against Forest Hills Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills Central is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so East Grand Rapids will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Catholic Central, they will head out on the road to square off against South Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central is facing South Christian at the right time seeing as South Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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