The Orchard View Cardinals are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Montague Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Orchard View is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were outmatched by Whitehall at home and fell 54-7. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 384th, while the Vikings are ranked 121st).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Montague, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 14-7 win over Oakridge on Friday.
Fletcher Thommen was the offensive standout of the game as he rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Orchard View's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Montague, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Orchard View might still be hurting after the 33-8 loss they got from Montague in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Orchard View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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