The Whitehall Vikings's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Manistee Chippewas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Whitehall is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Montague: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Whitehall blew Montague out of the water with a 42-7 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Vikings had established a 28 point advantage.
Meanwhile, while Manistee put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Orchard View. Manistee claimed a resounding 41-0 win over Orchard View at home. That 41 point margin sets a new team best for the Chippewas this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
The victory got Whitehall back to even at 2-2. As for Manistee, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Whitehall against Manistee in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 35-0 victory. Will Whitehall repeat their success, or does Manistee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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