After flying high against Sault Area last Friday, Alpena came back down to earth. The Wildcats were outmatched by the Escanaba Eskymos and fell 39-6. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Eskymos are ranked 112th).
Alpena's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Escanaba, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Coming up, Alpena will face off against Meridian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Escanaba, they will challenge Gladstone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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