The Grayling Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Escanaba Eskymos at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grayling is looking for their season's first win.
Last Friday, Grayling took a blow against St. Francis, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Gladiators are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, while Escanaba put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Sault Area. Escanaba took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 46-0 victory over Sault Area. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eskymos just coasted through the last quarter.
Grayling's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Escanaba, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Grayling beat Escanaba 37-30 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grayling since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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