Portage and Lake Central are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Portage Indians will be playing at home against the Lake Central Indians at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Portage will be strutting in after a win while Lake Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Portage is headed into the contest with an undefeated record on the line, something NorthWood almost spoiled on Friday. Portage skirted past NorthWood 19-16.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 38 points the game before, Lake Central was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They took a 17-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Catholic Central. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 84th in Indiana, while the Cougars are ranked sixth in Michigan).
Portage's victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0. As for Lake Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Portage, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 23-6 loss to Lake Central in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Portage, Xavier Williams (who rushed for 186 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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