The Ogemaw Heights Falcons will venture away from home to challenge the Croswell-Lexington Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ogemaw Heights knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Croswell-Lexington likes a good challenge.
Ogemaw Heights' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over Meridian. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Falcons' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Mustangs are ranked 283rd).
Meanwhile, Croswell-Lexington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 38-17 victory. Considering the Pioneers have won three contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Croswell-Lexington's win came down to the chemistry between Jax Johnston and his top target Shane Slanec. Johnston threw for 232 yards and five TDs while Slanec picked up 43 receiving yards and a pair of scores. Slanec also hauled in two receiving touchdowns, which is notable because Croswell-Lexington is undefeated when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 0-4 otherwise.
Croswell-Lexington didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Slanec and Keegan Genaw. Slanec has been hot recently, having posted two or more receiving touchdowns the last three times he's played. Braylon Davis was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending one pass.
The victory got Croswell-Lexington back to even at 4-4. As for Ogemaw Heights, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Ogemaw Heights skirted past Croswell-Lexington 10-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the squad 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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