The Belleville Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Howell Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after eight-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Belleville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Fordson 31-0 at home. The 31-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Belleville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Bryce Underwood, who rushed for 55 yards on only five carries, and Ray-Mond Smith, who rushed for 109 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Howell made easy work of Brighton on Friday and carried off a 36-14 victory. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 89th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Belleville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Howell, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 8-0.
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