West Ottawa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost to the East Kentwood Falcons at home by a 21-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Falcons are ranked 50th).
Among those leading the charge was Kayd Coffman, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah A. Jones, who rushed for 99 yards on only 11 carries.
West Ottawa's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for East Kentwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
West Ottawa will head out on the road to square off against Caledonia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Caledonia's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for East Kentwood, they will host Hudsonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hudsonville will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something East Kentwood surely won't give up without a fight.
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