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“We didn’t come out firing on all cylinders,” Braves’ coach Craig Ness said. “I think last week’s loss (61-6 at second-ranked Menominee) had a lot to do with the slow start. Once our guys got going, they did well. I think our defense also stepped up. I’m proud of the way the guys responded.”

The Braves (3-4) added to their lead in the third frame, raising the score to 27-14 on a 10-yard run by senior running back Trevor Thorbahn at 6:48.

Houghton (2-5) closed out the scoring in the final 64 seconds when speedy senior running back Brayden Goudge burst through the middle on a seven-yard run.

“We were able to do some good things early,” Houghton coach Tim Driscoll said. “Then one little mistake here and there hurt us and the play at the half took the wind out of our sails

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