Yale is 1-9 against Croswell-Lexington since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Yale had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 22-point drubbing they dealt Algonac on Friday. The Bulldogs put the hurt on the Muskrats with a sharp 28-6 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bulldogs in their matchups with the Muskrats: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Croswell-Lexington against Imlay City on Friday as the team secured a 42-7 victory.
A big part of Croswell-Lexington's win came down to the chemistry between Jax Johnston and his top target Shane Slanec. Johnston threw for 260 yards and two TDs while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt while Slanec picked up 202 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Slanec also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Croswell-Lexington is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
The victory was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 3-4. As for Yale, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Yale suffered a grim 41-20 defeat to Croswell-Lexington when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Bulldogs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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