East Grand Rapids is 5-0 against Thornapple Kellogg since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Grand Rapids Pioneers will look to defend their home field against the Thornapple Kellogg Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, East Grand Rapids was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Holland Christian. The game marked the Pioneers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Carson Thornton put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 140 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Thornapple Kellogg was beaten by Northview 72-24 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
East Grand Rapids now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Thornapple Kellogg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
East Grand Rapids took their win against Thornapple Kellogg in their previous matchup back in November of 2020 by a conclusive 41-17. Will East Grand Rapids repeat their success, or does Thornapple Kellogg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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