The Portage Indians will face off against the Chesterton Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Portage is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Portage was beaten by Crown Point 58-20. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Bulldogs are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Chesterton fought the good fight in their overtime match against Valparaiso on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They and the Vikings were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 22-21 loss.
Portage now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Chesterton, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Portage came up short against Chesterton when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 35-31. Can Portage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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