On Friday Lakeville will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Clio Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lakeville is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Birch Run on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Lakeville was dealt a 75-12 defeat at the hands of Birch Run. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Clio was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. The match between them and Holly wasn't particularly close, with Clio falling 42-28. One positive for the Mustangs, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Clio might have lost, but man, D'Marion Erlenbeck was a machine: he rushed for 172 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Erlenbeck's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Clio also got a significant boost from Patrick Metcalfe, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Clio was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Lakeville's record is now 1-7. As for Clio, their record is now 0-8.
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