The De La Salle Collegiate Pilots will square off against the DeWitt Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as De La Salle Collegiate comes in on three and DeWitt on 12.
De La Salle Collegiate is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past King with points to spare, taking the game 38-20.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for DeWitt on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Fenton out of the water with a 70-26 final score. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won nine contests by 44 points or more so far this season.
De La Salle Collegiate better focus on containing Traverse Moore and Channing Ridley as the pair were huge in DeWitt's win. Moore rushed for 186 yards and a pair of TDs on only 15 carries, while Ridley gained 185 total yards and three touchdowns. Ridley's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Jadon Bender, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
DeWitt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 523 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Special teams played a big role in the game for DeWitt, adding 23 points to the final score. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Ridley, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.
The victory got De La Salle Collegiate back to even at 6-6. As for DeWitt, their record now sits at 12-0.
De La Salle Collegiate was dealt a bruising 43-3 loss at the hands of DeWitt when the teams last played back in October of 2020. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pilots were down 30-3.
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