The Manistee Chippewas will take on the Whitehall Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Manistee's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Orchard View for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-0 victory at home. The game marked the Chippewas' most dominant win of the season so far.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Whitehall over Montague in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Whitehall blew Montague out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The Vikings pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats had little chance of recovering from.
Manistee's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Whitehall, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Manistee took a serious blow against Whitehall in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 35-0. Can Manistee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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