Totino-Grace is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Orono is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Totino-Grace Eagles will host the Orono Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Totino-Grace: 11.2, Orono: 10.2) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, Totino-Grace got the win against North Community by a conclusive 34-14. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 20 points or more this season.
Marquel Keten was his usual excellent self, rushing for 221 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 73-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Totino-Grace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 332 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Totino-Grace didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Emmanuel Benson and Tyler Hand. Benson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, Orono was able to grind out a solid victory over Providence Academy/Heritage Christian Academy/Maranatha Christian Academy/West Lutheran on Friday, taking the game 24-13.
Totino-Grace's win bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Orono, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-0.
Totino-Grace might still be hurting after the 31-7 loss they got from Orono in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Totino-Grace, Liam Rodgers (who rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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