The Traverse City West Titans will challenge the Grand Blanc Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Traverse City West will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Traverse City West's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Central 28-0 at home. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Wolves are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Traverse City West to victory, but perhaps none more so than Charile Sowers, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Owen Hendrix was another key player, rushing for 21 yards and two touchdowns.
Traverse City West's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB seven times. In that department, Noah Dumon was the leader with three sacks. Jackson Gallagher was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, forcing a fumble, and making eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Grand Blanc slipped by Heritage 22-21 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
Traverse City West's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Grand Blanc, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Traverse City West was dealt a bruising 43-7 loss at the hands of Grand Blanc in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Traverse City West was down 33-0.
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