Michigan Center and Napoleon are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Michigan Center Cardinals will head out to face off against the Napoleon Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Michigan Center has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 112 points over their last three matches.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Michigan Center beat Grass Lake 33-28. With that victory, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Davion King and he. King rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Those 85 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Michigan Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grass Lake only rushed for 79.
Meanwhile, Napoleon came up short against Leslie on Friday and fell 36-28. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blackhawks 14-6 in the first quarter.
Michigan Center has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 3-3 record this season. As for Napoleon, they dropped their record down to 3-3 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Michigan Center came up short against Napoleon in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 44-34. Can Michigan Center avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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