The St. Mary's Prep Eaglets will square off against the Portage Central Mustangs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as St. Mary's Prep comes in on four and Portage Central on 12.
St. Mary's Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over Dow. The Eaglets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Lorenzo Barber was his usual excellent self, rushing for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Jabin Gonzales, who punched in one rushing score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: St. Mary's Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Portage Central beat Traverse City Central 24-20 on Friday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Trojans are ranked 51st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Portage Central found their leader in sophomore Cam Noe, who rushed for 95 yards and two scores, and also picked up 65 receiving yards.
St. Mary's Prep's record is now 9-2. As for Portage Central, their record now sits at 12-0.
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