Napoleon and Michigan Center are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Napoleon Pirates will welcome the Michigan Center Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Napoleon will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Napoleon came up short against Leslie and fell 36-28. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blackhawks 14-6 in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Michigan Center beat Grass Lake 33-28 on Friday. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 26.8 points per game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Davion King and he. King rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 85 yards and two touchdowns. Those 85 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Michigan Center was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grass Lake only rushed for 79.
Napoleon's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Michigan Center, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Napoleon beat Michigan Center 44-34 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Michigan Center's Hadyn Hinkle, who threw for 155 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Napoleon still be able to contain Hinkle? There's only one way to find out.
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