The Holland Christian Maroons will face off against the Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Friday, Holland Christian ended up a good deal behind Northview and lost 35-20. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Wildcats are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 62-28 loss at the hands of Spring Lake. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-14.
Despite the defeat, Christian had strong showings from Charlie King, who threw for 254 yards and a touchdown while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt, and Aaron Gholston, who picked up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gholston got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 99 yards.
Holland Christian's loss dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
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