Standish-Sterling has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Gladwin Flying G at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Standish-Sterling: 16.5, Gladwin: 17) so any points scored will be well earned.
Standish-Sterling's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. Everything went their way against Bullock Creek as Standish-Sterling made off with a 21-0 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Lancers are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gladwin entered their match against Clare on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Gladwin took a 26-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Clare. That's two games in a row now that the Flying G's have lost by exactly five points.
Standish-Sterling's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Gladwin, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Standish-Sterling took a serious blow against Gladwin when the teams last played back in October of 2022, falling 35-7. Can Standish-Sterling avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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