Football Preview: Roscommon Bucks vs. Kalkaska Blazers
Roscommon has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Kalkaska Blazers at 7:00 p.m. Roscommon has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 140 points over their last three matches.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Roscommon finally turned things around against Lake City on Friday. They strolled past the Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 56-40. The Bucks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roscommon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Roscommon didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hudson Marsh and Sawyer Griffis. Roscommon got some further help from Brett Vanacker: he made 12 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Kalkaska was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Kingsley on the road and fell 69-12. While losing is never fun, the Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Stags are ranked 158th).
Roscommon's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6. As for Kalkaska, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-6.
Roscommon came up short against Kalkaska when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 20-7. Will Roscommon 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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