East Lansing is on a eight-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while DeWitt is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The East Lansing Trojans will welcome the DeWitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East Lansing is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Okemos 51-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Wolves are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, DeWitt earned a 70-63 win over Hurricane on Friday.
It was another big night for Elliott Larner, who rushed for 279 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 129 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Abram Larner was Elliott's top target, picking up 55 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 53 yards on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 498 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
East Lansing's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for DeWitt, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
East Lansing didn't have too much breathing room in their match against DeWitt in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 40-34 victory. Will East Lansing repeat their success, or does DeWitt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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