There's no place like home for Merritt Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by the Ashley Bears at home to the tune of 45-14 on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Merritt Academy was led to victory by Caden Siler and Anthony Casper. Siler rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns on only eight carries, while Casper rushed for 111 yards on only 14 carries. Siler's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Merritt Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 499 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Merritt Academy's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 12 times. Jordan Lopacki led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Merritt Academy pushed their record up to 2-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ashley, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Merritt Academy is taking a road trip to take on Carsonville-Port Sanilac at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Merritt Academy is facing Carsonville-Port Sanilac at the right time seeing as Carsonville-Port Sanilac is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Ashley, they will host Peck at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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