Football Recap: DeWitt Panthers vs. East Lansing Trojans
DeWitt's offense rose to the challenge against a Trojans defense that boasted an average of only 16.8 points allowed on Friday. The DeWitt Panthers came out on top against the East Lansing Trojans by a score of 42-35. The 42-point effort marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
A big part of DeWitt's victory came down to the chemistry between Elliott Larner and his top target Abram Larner. Elliott rushed for 138 yards and a touchdown while Abram gained 186 total yards and two touchdowns. Abram was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards.
DeWitt's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jadon Bender and Miller Wing. Wing also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 374 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
DeWitt pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for East Lansing, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
DeWitt will challenge Holt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in DeWitt's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for East Lansing, they will take on Davison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Davison will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something East Lansing surely won't give up without a fight.
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