It was fun while it lasted, but Armada's undefeated season came to an end after five games on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 29-28 to the Almont Raiders. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Armada still got an impressive performance from Jackson Malburg, who rushed for 236 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Chunn, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Armada fell to 5-1. As for Almont, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Armada will stay at home for another week and welcome North Branch at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Armada: 9.3, North Branch: 7.7) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Almont, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Richmond at 7:00 p.m. Almont's defense has only allowed 11.8 points per game this season, so Richmond's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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