The New Lothrop Hornets will head out to take on the Chesaning Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, New Lothrop was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 22-16 to Durand.
Meanwhile, Chesaning got themselves on the board against Lakeville on Friday, but Lakeville never followed suit. They blew past the Falcons 50-0 at home. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Falcons are ranked 450th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maxwell Volk had an outrageously good game as he threw for 209 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Brayden Florian, who rushed for 123 yards on only nine carries.
Chesaning's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Logan Vogelaar and Blake Hoerner.
New Lothrop's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Chesaning, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
New Lothrop came up short against Chesaning in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 27-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Florian, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns. Now that New Lothrop knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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