Eaton Rapids did not qualify for the state finals automatically since it won five games out of a nine-game schedule. They had to win six. But Eaton Rapids was still able to get enough playoff points to sneak in and will play at Charlotte Friday night in a predistrict game.
Eaton Rapids is 5-4 but will play at Charlotte, 7-2, this weekend. The winner will play either Tecumseh or Mason next week in the district finals.
Eaton Rapids would be playing on the road for the rest of the playoffs. The regionals are Nov. 15-16 and the semifinals Nov. 23.