After starting their season with three straight games on the road, Powers Catholic is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-fieldthey go up against the Freeland Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Powers Catholic on the road against Flint Southwestern Academy as the team secured a 56-8 victory.
Meanwhile, Freeland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Swan Valley at home to the tune of 34-0. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Freeland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Petre led the charge by rushing for 139 yards on only 11 carries. Another signal caller making a difference was Jake Metiva, who threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Freeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Freeland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Ethan Fowler was especially locked on to Swan Valley's QB and sacked him twice.
Powers Catholic now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Freeland, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
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