There's no place like home for Michigan City, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They secured a 20-14 W over the Lake Central Indians on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wolves also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Michigan City's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Trinaston Hart led the charge by throwing for 177 yards and two touchdowns. Kyron Hart was Trinaston's top target, picking up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Michigan City wouldn't let Lake Central keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Michigan City can thank Jayleen Merriweather and Sincere Hodges for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Merriweather is now averaging an impressive 6 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Lake Central's side was Adrian Holley, who picked up 3.5 sacks, made nine total tackles, and defended a pass.
Michigan City's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Lake Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Michigan City will head out to square off against Portage at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Michigan City is facing Portage at the right time seeing as Portage is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Lake Central, they will welcome Chesterton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chesterton's defense has only allowed 16.2 points per game this season, so Lake Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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