Grand Ledge is on a three-game streak of home wins, while DeWitt is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Grand Ledge Comets will host the DeWitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Grand Ledge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 37 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Everett on Friday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 35-12. The contest marked the Comets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, DeWitt never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 64-0 win over Holt. Considering the Panthers have won four matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
DeWitt had a senior duo take command as Elliott Larner threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes and Abram Larner gained 74 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in six 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 Reid Rusthoven and Miller Wing.
Grand Ledge's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for DeWitt, their victory bumped their record up to 6-0.
Grand Ledge couldn't quite finish off DeWitt when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 41-38. Will Grand Ledge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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