The Kellogg Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Saugatuck Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Kellogg took a blow against Lawton, falling 42-6. 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 346th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 151st).
Meanwhile, Saugatuck had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Comets with a sharp 45-22 win. Considering the Trailblazers have won three games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chris Foley was a one-man wrecking crew for Saugatuck as he rushed for 136 yards while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Saugatuck was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Kellogg now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Saugatuck, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Kellogg was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Saugatuck when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Kellogg was down 28-7.
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