The De La Salle Collegiate Pilots will square off against the River Rouge Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses apiece.
De La Salle Collegiate is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Catholic Central, who was ranked second at the time (De La Salle Collegiate was ranked 25th). The Pilots had to suffer through a 36-6 loss at the hands of the Shamrocks. The Pilots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 22-0.
Meanwhile, River Rouge came up short against Central Catholic on Friday, falling 35-13.
River Rouge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for De La Salle Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-4.
De La Salle Collegiate won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2022, slipping by River Rouge 19-18. Do the Pilots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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