The Oakridge-Ravenna football rivalry goes back more than a half-century.
The Eagles and Bulldogs will add another chapter tonight, as they meet at Oakridge’s Russell A. Erickson Stadium in the North Grove Brewers West Michigan Conference Game of the Week.
It’s Week 8 of the 2022 high school football season and the CatchMark SportsNet crew is ready to deliver comprehensive coverage. That includes a free livestream from the Game of the Week, where Oakridge (6-1) and Ravenna (5-2) will do battle.
Oakridge leads the all-time series with Ravenna, 42-12-1. Last season, the Eagles won a dandy on their home turf against the Bulldogs, 43-36.
The livestream for the Oakridge-Ravenna game can be found at the top of this story as well as on the CatchMark SportsNet YouTube channel. Subscribe for free to the CatchMark SportsNet YouTube channel.
Game of the Week is set for 7 p.m. The pregame show featuring Jon Russell and Cal VanSingel will begin at 6:30 p.m.
To get primed for the Oakridge-Ravenna game, check out these WMC Football Profiles from media day:
If you’re looking for a rundown of games tonight involving WMC teams, then we’ve got you covered. All games below kick off at 7 p.m.
As a reminder, the Orchard View-Ludington and North Muskegon-Holton games scheduled for tonight were canceled by OV and Holton, respectively, because of a lack of healthy players.:
WMC Lakes
Whitehall at Fremont
Montague at Manistee
Orchard View at Ludington, canceled
WMC Rivers
Hesperia at Hart
Mason County Central at Shelby
North Muskegon at Holton, canceled
WMC Nondivisional
Ravenna at Oakridge
On a related note, next week’s Whitehall at Orchard View game already has been canceled by OV because of a lack of healthy players.
Orchard View is canceling next Friday’s home varsity football game vs. Whitehall, according to OV AD Leroy Hackley Jr., who cited a lack of healthy players. No word yet from Whitehall if the Vikings will seek a replacement game. pic.twitter.com/FtWfWnI1aE
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