On Friday, the East Grand Rapids Pioneers and the Holland Christian Maroons were almost perfectly matched up, but the East Grand Rapids Pioneers suffered a 21-20 defeat. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, East Grand Rapids still got an impressive performance from Carson Thornton, who rushed for 140 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Thornton a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for East Grand Rapids and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Holland Christian, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
East Grand Rapids will be playing at home against Thornapple Kellogg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Holland Christian, they will head out on the road to take on Catholic Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Holland Christian's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Catholic Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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