After each having a week off, the Michigan City Wolves and the Chesterton Trojans will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Michigan City's defense has only allowed 14.3 points per game this season, so Chesterton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Michigan City's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Crown Point offense got past them. Michigan City took a blow against Crown Point last Friday, falling 35-8. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Bulldogs are ranked seventh).
Michigan City wouldn't let Crown Point keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ethan Buskirk was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in Crown Point's side was Michael Crawford, who made 19 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Chesterton and Merrillville met for a duel last Friday where Chesterton had to take the L. Chesterton fell to Merrillville 29-23. While the Trojans had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Pirates 10-6.
Michigan City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Chesterton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Everything went Michigan City's way against Chesterton when the teams last played back in September, as Michigan City made off with a 20-0 victory. Does Michigan City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Chesterton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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