The Grosse Ile Red Devils will venture away from home to take on the Airport Jets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grosse Ile will be strutting in after a victory while Airport will be coming in after a defeat.
Grosse Ile will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Milan, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Red Devils' defense stepped up to hand the Big Reds a 30-0 shutout on Friday. The Red Devils' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Tanner Symons looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 25 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also throwing for 169 yards and one TD. Rocco Cappelino got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Grosse Ile didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Milan to a completion percentage of just 42.1%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from three players: Michael Nappa, William Weise, and Cooper Mott, who each logged one passes deflected. Grosse Ile wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 53.8%.
Grosse Ile didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cappelino and Mott. Cappelino got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Airport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 54-24 loss at the hands of St. Mary Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Jets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while the Falcons/Kestrels are ranked 65th).
Airport's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Grosse Ile, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Grosse Ile was dealt a bruising 42-6 loss at the hands of Airport when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Can the Red Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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