The Allendale Falcons will square off against the Spring Lake Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Allendale has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Spring Lake will arrive with three straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-20, which was the final score in Allendale's tilt against Cedar Springs on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Red Hawks are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Spring Lake against Hamilton on Friday as the squad secured a 49-13 win. Considering the Lakers have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Allendale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Spring Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Allendale took a serious blow against Spring Lake in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 46-16. Thankfully for the Falcons, Darrel Lawrence (who rushed for 94 yards and four TDs on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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