The Coleman Comets will venture away from home to challenge the Morrice Orioles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Coleman will bounce into Saturday's matchup after beating Breckenridge, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Comets strolled past the Huskies with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 36-20. The win was some much needed relief for the Comets as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Coleman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dominic Lawrence, who picked up 120 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 73 yards and one score. Lawrence showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 55 yards. Logan Glazier made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Coleman didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Glazier and Parker Klopf. Glazier got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Morrice got themselves on the board against Carson City-Crystal on Friday, but Carson City-Crystal never followed suit. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 49-0 victory over the Eagles. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Orioles' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Eagles are ranked 60th).
Morrice's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Coleman, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Coleman took a serious blow against Morrice when the teams last played back in September of 2022, falling 54-6. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Comets were down 32-6.
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