The Kingston Cardinals will face off against the Oakland Christian Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Kingston is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Brown City, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Kingston was ranked 24th). Kingston fell 26-16 to Brown City on Friday. That makes it the first time this season the Cardinals have let down their home crowd.
Although Kingston took the loss, they still got scores from Austin DeRoseau and Tanner James.
Even though they lost, Kingston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Oakland Christian made easy work of Memphis on Friday and carried off a 38-12 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Lancers.
Having lost for the first time this season, Kingston fell to 4-1. As for Oakland Christian, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Kingston against Oakland Christian in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingston since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
