Wayland is 0-5 against Christian since October of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Wayland Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Wayland's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Catholic on Friday. They were outmatched by the Falcons on the road and fell 38-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Falcons are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell to Hamilton 42-36.
Despite the loss, Christian got top-tier performance from Tony Phillips, who rushed for 150 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and a touchdown. Phillips' longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Even though they lost, Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Wayland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Wayland came up short against Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, falling 28-21. Can Wayland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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