St. Johns is 1-6 against DeWitt since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Johns Redwings are taking a road trip to face off against the DeWitt Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
St. Johns will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last matchup, but they sure didn't let that happen against Alpena on Friday. St. Johns claimed a resounding 47-8 win over Alpena. Given the Redwings' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Wildcats are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, DeWitt put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Everett, posting a 55-20 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Elliott Larner was his usual excellent self, rushing for 172 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 182 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 rushing touchdowns per game. Abram Larner was another key player, gaining 170 total yards and two touchdowns.
DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
DeWitt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Larner.
The win snapped St. Johns' losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record. As for DeWitt, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
St. Johns took a serious blow against DeWitt in their previous matchup back in November of 2019, falling 40-7. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Johns was down 33-7.
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