Okemos is 1-9 against East Lansing since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Okemos Wolves will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Lansing Trojans at 7:00 p.m.
Okemos is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Everett on Friday. They were beaten by the Vikings 41-6. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Vikings are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Lansing, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over Grand Ledge on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Trojans considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Okemos now has a losing record at 1-2. As for East Lansing, their win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1.
Okemos was taken down by East Lansing 70-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of East Lansing's Dwataye Sams Jr, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries. Now that Okemos knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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