The Ithaca Yellowjackets will stay at home for another week and welcome the Tecumseh Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ithaca knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Tecumseh likes a good challenge.
Ithaca's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Nouvel Catholic Central's usually-dominant defense. Ithaca was the clear victor by a 42-19 margin over Nouvel Catholic Central. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ithaca to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nathan Mikesell, who rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown. Mikesell also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles. Jackson Conn was another key passer, throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ithaca was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Ithaca didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gibson Rondy and Elijah Smith.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tecumseh). They walked away with a 54-44 victory over Ypsilanti on Friday.
Ithaca's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Tecumseh, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
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