It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but East Lansing had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Milford Mavericks as they made off with a 43-22 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-0.
Several Mavericks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caden (JT) Johnston-Thompson, who rushed for 113 yards on only 15 carries, and also threw for 177 yards and a touchdown. Jack Stine was in the mix too, providing Milford with a touchdown.
The win was the fourth in a row for East Lansing, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.5 points. As for Milford, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
East Lansing will take on Dexter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Dexter's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight games. Milford does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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