The Gladstone Braves will venture away from home to square off against the Calumet Copper Kings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gladstone took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Houghton by a score of 34-22. The Braves pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Gremlins cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, while Calumet put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Hancock. The Copper Kings pulled ahead with a 1-0 photo finish over the Bulldogs. The one-point effort marked the Copper Kings' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Gladstone is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points over those games. As for Calumet, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Gladstone couldn't quite get it done against Calumet in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 as they fell 19-6. Can the Braves avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
