After only ten points in their last matchup, East Grand Rapids made sure to put some points up on the board against Holland Christian on Friday. The Pioneers put the hurt on the Maroons with a sharp 41-21 victory. Considering the Pioneers have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh McCune
| 10/03/25 vs Holland Christian | 86 |
| 09/12/25 vs Christian | 75 |
| 08/29/24 @ Lowell | 24 |
| 10/04/24 vs Thornapple Kellogg | 10 |
| 09/13/24 @ Christian | 10 |
Josh McCune was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 86 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 100 yards and one touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those 86 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. East Grand Rapids also got a significant boost from Tyler Blake, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 80 yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something East Grand Rapids proved: they limited Holland Christian to a paltry two yards per carry. The Pioneers didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 5.9.
The win made it two in a row for East Grand Rapids and bumps their season record up to 4-2. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 24 points in those games. As for Holland Christian, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 4-2.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. East Grand Rapids will take on rival Thornapple Kellogg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Holland Christian is set to square off against their familiar foe Catholic Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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