The Mt. Pleasant Oilers will head out on the road to square off against the Ypsilanti Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mt. Pleasant has eight straight wins, Ypsilanti has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mt. Pleasant's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Midland by a score of 10-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Oilers' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Chemics are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 35-6, which was the final score in Ypsilanti's tilt against Tecumseh on Friday. Despite 116 more yards than the Indians, the Grizzlies couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Mt. Pleasant will have to keep a close watch on Kyre Reid and Zarion Smith, a pair of players who had a big impact on Ypsilanti's prior game. Reid rushed for 115 yards and one touchdown, while Smith rushed for 65 yards on only seven carries.
Mt. Pleasant's victory bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Ypsilanti, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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