The Traverse City Central Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Pleasant Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Traverse City Central took a blow against Davison, falling 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Cardinals are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Mt. Pleasant was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 28-7 to Dow. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Oilers have suffered against the Chargers since August 25, 2016.
This is the second loss in a row for Traverse City Central and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Mt. Pleasant, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Traverse City Central was dealt a bruising 42-14 loss at the hands of Mt. Pleasant when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Traverse City Central was down 28-7.
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