The Bay City Western Warriors's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Traverse City West Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Bay City Western is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mt. Pleasant on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Bay City Western came up short against Mt. Pleasant, falling 24-3. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Oilers recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, Traverse City West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 26-12 fall against Dow.
The losing side was boosted by Owen Hendrix, who rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 108 yards on 11 of 24 attempts. He is becoming a predictor of Traverse City West's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Bay City Western's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Traverse City West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Bay City Western and Traverse City West were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Bay City Western came up empty-handed after an 8-7 defeat. Can Bay City Western avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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