Sault Area has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Petoskey Northmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sault Area is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 31-12 win over Alpena on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Blue Devils as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Sault Area was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 81.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 200.3.
Meanwhile, Petoskey put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Marquette with a 28-23 win.
Sault Area's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-6. As for Petoskey, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Sault Area suffered a grim 27-7 defeat to Petoskey in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Sault Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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