The Manistee Chippewas will face off against the Whitehall Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Manistee's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Orchard View. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Chippewas this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Whitehall over Montague in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Whitehall blew Montague out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Vikings had established a 28 point advantage.
Manistee's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Whitehall, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Manistee was dealt a bruising 35-0 defeat at the hands of Whitehall in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Manistee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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