St. Joseph dropped to 5-4 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They were beaten by the Portage Central Mustangs 40-8. The contest marked the Bears' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
As for Portage Central, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Fans of they have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cam Noe was his usual excellent self, rushing for 181 yards and one touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for three yards and one TD. Those 181 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
St. Joseph and Portage Central are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Bears will be playing at home against Zeeland East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Portage Central, they will welcome Everett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will be up against the Vikings' rather soft defense (which has allowed 26.78 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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