Catholic Central was the 27-6 winner over East Grand Rapids when they last played one another back in August of 2016, but their luck changed this time around. The Catholic Central Cougars fell just short of the East Grand Rapids Pioneers by a score of 31-28 on Friday. The Cougars were down 31-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
East Grand Rapids was led to victory by Leighton Kolk and Carson Thornton. Kolk rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while Thornton threw for 112 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.7% of his passes. Kolk is becoming a predictor of East Grand Rapids' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Asa Cox got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Catholic Central's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for East Grand Rapids, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Catholic Central will square off against South Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Catholic Central is facing South Christian at the right time seeing as South Christian is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Grand Rapids, they will take on Forest Hills Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. East Grand Rapids has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 111 points over their last three contests.
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