Montague got pulled into another high-scoring battle Friday night
at Manistee, but this time the Wildcats did not have enough firepower to
keep up, dropping a 65-32 decision on the road.
The teams lit
up the scoreboard in the first half even quicker than the Wildcats
(3-5, 3-3 West Michigan Conference Lakes) and Fremont did the week
before, but Manistee built a 36-20 halftime lead behind an effective
running attack that averaged over seven yards per carry. Devlin Dean ran
for a pair of touchdowns and 88 yards in all, and Eli Petersen hit
Ryver Jarka for a 39-yard score, but the Mariners had an answer every
time.
The 'Cats could get no closer than 20 points after
Manistee scored an early third-quarter touchdown. Petersen and Jarka
each got in the end zone in the second half, but to no avail.
Jarka,
David Myers and Caleb Schmidt each recorded six solo tackles for
Montague. Petersen threw for 156 yards, 87 of them to Jarka.
