The La Porte Slicers will challenge the Michigan City Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
La Porte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chesterton, sneaking past 20-17. The game was the first time the Slicers have beaten the Trojans on their field since September 8, 2017.
Reed Raymond
| 10/31/25 @ Chesterton | 223 |
| 10/17/25 vs Portage | 133 |
| 10/10/25 vs Michigan City | 60 |
| 10/03/25 @ Crown Point | 57 |
| 09/26/25 @ Merrillville | 13 |
| + 5 more games |
Reed Raymond was his usual excellent self, rushing for 223 yards and two TDs, while also throwing for 72 yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. Another player making a difference was Khalen Matzke, who picked up 122 receiving yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: La Porte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. They are 3-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Meanwhile, Michigan City hadn't done well against Valparaiso recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Wolves blew past the Vikings 35-7. The Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
La Porte better keep an eye on Trinaston Hart. He was instrumental in Michigan City's win, rushing for 84 yards and three TDs on only seven carries, while also throwing for 214 yards and one touchdown while completing 76% of his passes. Zaire McKinney was Hart's top target, picking up 64 receiving yards and one score, while also punching in one rushing score.
Michigan City has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.6 points over those games. As for La Porte, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 4-6.
La Porte couldn't quite get it done against Michigan City in their previous meeting back in October as they fell 20-7. Can the Slicers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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