After two games on the road, Birch Run is heading back home. They will host the Ovid-Elsie Marauders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Birch Run: 17.6, Ovid-Elsie: 11.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Birch Run came up short against Chesaning and fell 17-9. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Indians are ranked 117th).
Meanwhile, Ovid-Elsie put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Hill-McCloy by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 42-7. Fans of the Marauders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Birch Run now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ovid-Elsie, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
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