On Friday, Battle Creek faced Cedar Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Battle Creek Braves took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cedar Catholic Trojans. The loss was the Braves' first of the season.
Although Battle Creek took the loss, they still got scores from Aden Pochop and Casey Schnebel.
Even if they lost, Battle Creek's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Conner Neuhalfen was the leader with two.
Among those leading the charge was Braeden Reifenrath, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Battle Creek fell to 5-1. As for Cedar Catholic, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Battle Creek didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-0 win against West Point-Beemer on the 11th. Cedar Catholic has also already played their next contest, a 49-14 victory against Ponca on the 11th.
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