North Muskegon is on a nine-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Pewamo-Westphalia is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The North Muskegon Norsemen will take on the Pewamo-Westphalia Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Muskegon had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lawton on Saturday and snuck past 27-24. 27 seems to be a good number for North Muskegon as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
James Young had a dynamite game for North Muskegon, throwing for 260 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Christensen, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Pewamo-Westphalia stacked a eighth blowout onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 42-15 win over Bath. Given Pewamo-Westphalia's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while Bath is ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Muskegon's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Pewamo-Westphalia, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
North Muskegon came out on top in a nail-biter against Pewamo-Westphalia in their previous matchup back in August, sneaking past 17-14. Does North Muskegon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pewamo-Westphalia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
