Okemos is 1-6 against Waverly since September of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Wolves will take on the Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Okemos is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Holt on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Wolves were beaten by the Rams 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 305th, while the Rams are ranked 130th).
Although Okemos took the loss, they still got scores from Xavier Ford and Brett Burak.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-7, which was the final score in Waverly's tilt against Grand Ledge on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Comets: they've now lost seven in a row.
Okemos' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Waverly, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Okemos came up short against Waverly when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 25-18. Can the Wolves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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