The Zeeland West Dux will square off against the DeWitt Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Zeeland West comes in on seven and DeWitt on 12.
Zeeland West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 36-20 win over Forest Hills Central. Zeeland West's victory was all the more impressive since the Rangers were averaging only 14.92 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, DeWitt humbled Petoskey with a 70-34 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine matches by 27 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead DeWitt to victory, but perhaps none more so than Abram Larner, who rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Those 202 rushing yards gave Larner a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Elliott Larner, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.
DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 533 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in 12 consecutive matchups.
DeWitt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lucas Brandell and Larner. Brandell has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
DeWitt's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.7 points. As for Zeeland West, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
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