The Weeping Water Indians will head out to take on the Archangels Catholic Defenders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Weeping Water had taken Elmwood-Murdock down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Friday. The Indians fell 20-14 to the Knights. The Indians were down 20-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The losing side was boosted by Tucker Bickford, who rushed for 59 yards and one score, and also threw for 153 yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Archangels Catholic faced Howells-Dodge in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Defenders took a 40-32 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jaguars. The contest marked the Defenders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Weeping Water will have to keep a close watch on Ethan Wieseler and Gavin Geilenkirchen, a pair of players who had a big impact on Archangels Catholic's prior game. Wieseler rushed for 54 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Geilenkirchen gained 121 total yards and a touchdown.
Weeping Water's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3. As for Archangels Catholic, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
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