The Grayling Vikings will venture away from home to face off against the Escanaba Eskymos at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grayling will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Grayling took a blow against St. Francis, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Gladiators are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, while Escanaba put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Sault Area. Escanaba simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Sault Area 46-0 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Eskymos just coasted through the last quarter.
Grayling's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Escanaba, their win ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
Grayling was able to grind out a solid victory over Escanaba when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 37-30. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grayling since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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