Brighton and Northville are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Brighton Bulldogs will face off against the Northville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Brighton took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Salem by a score of 42-29. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Rocks are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Northville's matchup on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Plymouth.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Michael Cygan and his top target Colin Charles. Cygan threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes while Charles picked up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
The victory got Brighton back to even at 1-1. As for Northville, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Brighton suffered a grim 42-18 defeat to Northville when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Charles, who picked up 189 receiving yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 82 yards on only five carries. Now that Brighton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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