After losing to West Ottawa the last time they met, East Kentwood decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The East Kentwood Falcons strolled past the West Ottawa Panthers with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-7. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Panthers are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kayd Coffman looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. East Kentwood also got a significant boost from Elijah A. Jones, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
The win made it two in a row for East Kentwood and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for West Ottawa, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
East Kentwood will take on Hudsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hudsonville's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so East Kentwood's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for West Ottawa, they will square off against Caledonia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Caledonia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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