Football Preview: Catholic Central Cougars vs. East Grand Rapids Pioneers
The Catholic Central Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the East Grand Rapids Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so East Grand Rapids' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Catholic Central had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Northview put an end to it on Friday. Catholic Central took a 12-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Northview. That makes it the first time this season the Cougars have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Grand Rapids). They claimed a resounding 45-0 victory over Ottawa Hills on the road. The Pioneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 27 points or more this season.
Leighton Kolk was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Catholic Central's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for East Grand Rapids, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Catholic Central's way against East Grand Rapids when the teams last played back in August of 2016, as Catholic Central made off with a 27-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Catholic Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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