The Escanaba Eskymos will square off against the Big Rapids Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Escanaba is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Escanaba is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They managed a 17-13 victory over Freeland. The 17-point effort marked the Eskymos' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Escanaba didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matt Caron and Bryce Bichler.
Meanwhile, Big Rapids' offense rose to the challenge against an Orioles defense that boasted an average of only 9.3 points allowed on Friday. The Cardinals slipped by Ludington 32-31.
Big Rapids' win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Escanaba, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 9-1.
Escanaba came up short against Big Rapids when the teams last played back in October of 2015, falling 21-17. Can the Eskymos avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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