The Petoskey Northmen will venture away from home to challenge the Clare Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Petoskey sitting on eight straight wins and Clare on three.
Petoskey's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They really took it to Sault Area for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-0 victory at home. The Northmen pushed the score to 54-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils had no chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Clare). They were the clear victor by a 54-28 margin over Pinconning on Friday. Clare's win was all the more impressive since the Spartans were averaging only 14.75 points allowed on the season.
Jayden Arthur was his usual excellent self, throwing for 277 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 9-for-9 passing, while also rushing for 49 yards and two touchdowns. Jacob Halicek was Arthur's top target, picking up 129 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clare was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Petoskey pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Clare, their record is now 7-1.
Things could have been worse for Petoskey, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 28-14 loss to Clare in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arthur, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 152 yards and a touchdown. Now that Petoskey knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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