Northview is 0-5 against East Grand Rapids since October of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Northview Wildcats will face off against the East Grand Rapids Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East Grand Rapids is hoping to do what Sparta couldn't on Friday: put an end to Northview's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northview took their match at home with ease, bagging a 42-14 win over Sparta. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Spartans are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led East Grand Rapids over Christian in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that East Grand Rapids blew Christian out of the water with a 42-6 final score. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pioneers had established a 35 point advantage.
Tyler Blake went supernova for East Grand Rapids, rushing for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Another player making a difference was Carson Thornton, who threw for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Grand Rapids was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 342 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Christian only rushed for 130.
Northview's record now sits at 3-0. As for East Grand Rapids, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Northview came up short against East Grand Rapids in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 14-10. Can Northview avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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