The Akron-Fairgrove Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the All Saints Central Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Akron-Fairgrove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Caseville by a score of 44-36 on Friday. Considering the Vikings' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, All Saints Central entered their tilt with Carsonville-Port Sanilac on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers an 84-0 shutout. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Akron-Fairgrove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for All Saints Central, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Akron-Fairgrove was taken down by All Saints Central 47-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Akron-Fairgrove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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