The Manistee Chippewas will venture away from home to take on the Mason County Central Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Manistee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Montague 65-32 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Chippewas.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Manistee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in 14 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Manistee didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Braylen Zimmerman, Ean Guenthardt, and Dayvion Neal-Berry picked up one apiece. What's more, Neal-Berry also racked up 76 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in August.
Meanwhile, Mason County Central entered their tilt with Shelby on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They claimed a resounding 56-26 win over the Tigers on the road. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Tigers are ranked 407th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Manistee pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mason County Central, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Manistee against Mason County Central in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the team secured a 58-8 victory. In that matchup, Manistee amassed a halftime lead of 50-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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