Ithaca put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals as the Ithaca Yellowjackets made off with a 35-14 win. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Cardinals are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ithaca had a senior duo take command as Nathan Mikesell gained 268 total yards and a touchdown and Jackson Conn rushed for 79 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Mikesell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ithaca was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 315 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Ithaca pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Ithaca will head out to take on Carrollton/Saginaw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ithaca is facing Carrollton/Saginaw at the right time seeing as Carrollton/Saginaw is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Michigan Lutheran Seminary, they will host Nouvel Catholic Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nouvel Catholic Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Michigan Lutheran Seminary surely won't give up without a fight.
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