The Boyne City Ramblers will head out to square off against the St. Francis Gladiators at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Boyne City's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so St. Francis' offense will have their work cut out for them.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Boyne City and Grayling have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Friday. The Ramblers strolled past the Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. The Ramblers haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, St. Francis is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Kingsley on Friday, but Kingsley came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Gladiators came within a single point of losing the streak, but they secured a 21-20 W against the Stags. The 21-point effort marked the Gladiators' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Boyne City better focus on containing Tyler Endres and Braxton Lesinski as the pair were huge in St. Francis' win. Endres rushed for 42 yards and one TD, while Lesinski rushed for 52 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Endres a new career-high in passer rating (177.1).
St. Francis' run defense was locked in: Kingsley could only muster 3.2 yards per carry. The Gladiators' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.8.
Boyne City's record is now 4-1. As for St. Francis, their record now sits at 5-0.
Boyne City skirted past St. Francis 23-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ramblers since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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