The Petoskey Northmen will head out on the road to face off against the DeWitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after 11-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Petoskey is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 37-10 win over Mt. Pleasant. The Northmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, DeWitt's game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Lowell 49-35. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Red Arrows are ranked 48th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Elliott Larner, who rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 112 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 147 rushing yards. Abram Larner was Elliott's top target, rushing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 52 receiving yards.
DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games.
Petoskey pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.9 points. As for DeWitt, their record is now 11-0.
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