The Deckerville Eagles will challenge the Morrice Orioles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Deckerville against Alcona as the squad secured a 41-8 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Eagles' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Tigers are ranked 48th).
Parker Perez
| 10/24/25 @ Alcona | 127 |
| 09/05/25 vs Dryden | 60 |
| 09/12/25 @ Bad Axe | 35 |
| 10/03/25 vs Memphis | 3 |
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Mark Donker and Parker Perez. Donker rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries while Perez rushed for 127 yards and one score while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Those 127 rushing yards gave Perez a new career-high. Evan Benjey also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Deckerville proved: they limited Alcona to a paltry three yards per carry. The team can thank Brandon Salowitz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Deckerville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.5.
Deckerville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Salowitz and Jesse Kubacki.
Meanwhile, Morrice waltzed into their contest on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Comets get on the board and left with a 54-0 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Orioles had established a 47-point advantage.
Deckerville's win bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Morrice, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Deckerville was able to grind out a solid win over Morrice in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 48-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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