The Midland Chemics will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Pleasant Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Midland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Heritage by a score of 42-33 on Friday.
Lj Gallihugh had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 135 yards and one TD, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and one touchdown. That receiving touchdown was his first of the season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took down Traverse City West 27-8. Given the Oilers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Titans are ranked 118th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Midland now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Mt. Pleasant, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Midland came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Pleasant in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 10-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Chemics since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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