Freeland is 6-0 against Garber since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Freeland Falcons will host the Garber Dukes at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Freeland has five straight wins, Garber has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Freeland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Alma 64-0 at home. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Freeland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Petre, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Heyn, who rushed for 53 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Freeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Garber fell victim to Swan Valley and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Vikings are ranked 161st).
Freeland's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Garber, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Freeland against Garber when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 51-14 win. Will Freeland repeat their success, or does Garber have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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