Football Recap: Birch Run Panthers vs. Chesaning Indians
On Friday, the Birch Run Panthers came up short against the Chesaning Indians and fell 17-9. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Indians are ranked 117th).
Leading Chesaning to victory were Maxwell Volk and Landon Qualls. Volk rushed for 52 yards and two touchdowns, while Qualls rushed for 89 yards on only seven carries. An impressive showing, but Qualls really ramped things up playing D: he picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
Birch Run now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Chesaning, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Birch Run will welcome Ovid-Elsie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ovid-Elsie's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Chesaning, they will host Hill-McCloy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hill-McCloy's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Chesaning's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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