After flying high against International Academy last Friday, Michigan Lutheran Seminary came back down to earth. The Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals came up short against the Ithaca Yellowjackets on Friday, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 86th).
Andrew Miller threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt.
Ethan Wakefield was his top target, picking up 163 receiving yards and a touchdown. On the ground,
Gavin Morse rushed for 44 yards.
Ithaca was led to victory by Nathan Mikesell and Jackson Conn. Mikesell gained 268 total yards and a touchdown, while Conn rushed for 79 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Mikesell a new career-high in rushing yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Michigan Lutheran Seminary fell to 2-1. As for Ithaca, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary will square off against Nouvel Catholic Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nouvel Catholic Central will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Michigan Lutheran Seminary surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ithaca, they will face off against Carrollton/Saginaw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ithaca is facing Carrollton/Saginaw at the right time seeing as Carrollton/Saginaw is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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