Colon hasn't had much luck against Mendon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Colon Magi will welcome the Mendon Hornets at 7:00 p.m.
Colon is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Climax-Scotts 62-14. While losing is never fun, the Magi can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Panthers are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Mendon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Athens for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-0 victory at home. Fans of the Hornets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Owen Gorham and he. Gorham rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 110 yards and two touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another big playmaker for Mendon was Ryder Gorham, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mendon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Mendon's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Nick Stiver and Grant Crotser.
Colon's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mendon, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Colon took a serious blow against Mendon in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 58-30. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gorham, who rushed for 119 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that Colon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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