The Milford Mavericks will venture away from home to face off against the East Lansing Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Milford's defense has only allowed 13.2 points per game this season, so East Lansing's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Milford will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Lakeland, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Milford snuck past Lakeland with a 35-29 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Meanwhile, East Lansing got themselves on the board against Holt on Friday, but Holt never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 42-0. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Rams are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Milford's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for East Lansing, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Milford was taken down by East Lansing 27-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Milford, Asher Gregory (who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 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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