The Novi Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dearborn Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Novi didn't have quite enough to beat Northville and fell 27-25. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Dearborn had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Chargers 40-9 on the road. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Chargers are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Novi's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Dearborn, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Novi ended up a good deal behind Dearborn when the teams last played back in October of 2022, losing 35-20. Can Novi avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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