Garden City and Romulus are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Garden City Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Romulus Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Garden City will be strutting in after a victory while Romulus will be coming in after a loss.
It was a proper cat-fight when Garden City challenged Melvindale on Friday. Garden City came out on top against Melvindale by a score of 25-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Romulus has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They fell 33-22 to Crestwood. The Eagles have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Romulus got top-tier performance from Torrence Searcy, who rushed for 157 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 47 yards and a touchdown. Searcy showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards.
Garden City's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Romulus, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Garden City came up short against Romulus in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 26-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Searcy, who threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown. Now that Garden City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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