Bay City area NMFL roundup Week 4: Oscoda pitches favor-returning shutout

Oscoda didn't like the memory of last year's shutout.

But the Owls did like the sounds of it.

Delivering a complete reversal of fortune from a year ago, Oscoda traveled to Elk Rapids and blanked the Elks 20-0 in Northern Michigan Football League Leaders Division play. The big win came just 12 months after the Owls were shut out by Elk Rapids 30-0.

"The player of the game was the Oscoda defense," coach Mark Whitley said.

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The unblemished defensive performance was Oscoda's first since it posted six shutouts during the 2020 season. After dropping its first two games of the year, Oscoda (2-2, 1-1) has now won two in a row.

Tawas continues to make strides, but the Braves came up short of putting one win on top of another.

One week after snapping its 10-game losing streak, Tawas was within sight of a second victory in a row until Benzie Central pulled out the 20-14 win in NMFL Leaders action. Benzie scored the final moments of the game to break a 14-14 standoff.

"I'm very proud of the kids for fighting for four quarters," first-year Tawas coach Will Luzar said. "But we've got to find a way to finish, play after play. We've got to find a way to get to that W."

Tawas (1-3, 0-1) got a pair of touchdown tosses from Walker Hazen, who hit Devin Grathoff for a 15-yard score and Trace Reay for a 26-yard TD.

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