East Grand Rapids proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 45) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Catholic Central Cougars 31-28. The Pioneers pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cougars cut but never quite recovered from.
East Grand Rapids had a senior duo take command as Leighton Kolk rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries and Carson 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.
The win was the third in a row for East Grand Rapids, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. As for Catholic Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Grand Rapids will venture away from home to face off against Forest Hills Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills Central is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so East Grand Rapids will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Catholic Central, they will head out on the road to 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.
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