The Ecorse Raiders will challenge the Romulus Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Ecorse is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Edison Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. The game between them and the Pioneers wasn't particularly close, with Ecorse falling 26-10.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Romulus). They breezed by Annapolis at home to the tune of 46-0 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their six-point performance the matchup before.
Adrian Barnes was his usual excellent self, picking up 113 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown. Those 97 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Torrence Searcy was another key player, throwing for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Romulus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ecorse's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Romulus, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-5 record.
Ecorse didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Romulus in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, but they still walked away with a 16-12 victory. Will Ecorse repeat their success, or does Romulus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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