Ontonagon entered their matchup against North Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Ontonagon Gladiators were beaten by the North Central Jets 78-43. The defeat continues a trend for the Gladiators in their matchups with the Jets: they've now lost six in a row.
Lane Gorzinski was his usual excellent self, rushing for 279 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 148 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes for North Central. Gorzinski didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack, made three total tackles, and defended three passes in addition to snagging an interception. Kaden Malone did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 135 receiving yards.
Ontonagon's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for North Central, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ontonagon will host Forest Park at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Ontonagon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last. As for North Central, they will face off against Gogebic [Johnston/Wakefield] at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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