A victory for South Lake just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 50-24 to the Michigan Collegiate Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Cougars are ranked 163rd).
When it comes to explaining why South Lake lost, don't look at Rafeal Payne. Despite the final result, he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Those 106 rushing yards gave Payne a new career-high.
South Lake's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Michigan Collegiate, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Lake will stay at home for another week and welcome Hazel Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hazel Park is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season. As for Michigan Collegiate, they will host Shrine Catholic at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Michigan Collegiate's defense has only allowed 13.3 points per game this season, so Shrine Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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