The Bay City Western Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Traverse City West Titans at 6:50 p.m. on Friday.
Bay City Western will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Traverse City Central on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 21-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Bay City Western fell just short of Traverse City Central by a score of 12-10. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Traverse City West, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Mt. Pleasant with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-13. The win was some much needed relief for the Titans as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Owen Hendrix, who rushed for 125 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 103 yards on six of 12 attempts. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023.
Traverse City West didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Dumon and Aiden Griffis.
Bay City Western's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Traverse City West, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Bay City Western and Traverse City West were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but Bay City Western suffered an agonizing 8-7 defeat. Can Bay City Western avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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