A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Houghton Lake Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evart is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Evart came up short against McBain and fell 36-29. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Evart's defeat came about despite a quality game from Dryson Derscheid, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. Noah Vanderlinde also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 99 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Houghton Lake posted their biggest win since October 20, 2023 on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lake City 36-6 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
Evart's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Houghton Lake, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Evart won a game that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, slipping by Houghton Lake 23-22. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Houghton Lake's Kane Graham, who rushed for 232 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Evart still be able to contain Graham? There's only one way to find out.
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