The Standish-Sterling Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Bullock Creek Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Standish-Sterling will be strutting in after a win while Bullock Creek will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Standish-Sterling blew past Shepherd, posting a 55-22 victory on the road. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Bluejays are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rylee Blanchard had a dynamite game for Standish-Sterling, rushing for 202 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Blanchard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Standish-Sterling's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Sam Briggs and Kalgary Fegan.
Meanwhile, Bullock Creek had to suffer through a 53-14 loss at the hands of Clare. The loss was the Lancers' first of the season.
Standish-Sterling now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bullock Creek, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-1.
Standish-Sterling was able to grind out a solid win over Bullock Creek when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Standish-Sterling since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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