10/17/2026
Frankenmuth wins 15th consecutive conference championship
Eagles hand previously unbeaten Swan Valley its first loss with a 41-22 victory Friday night.
Seventy-eight and counting.
Frankenmuth walked into Swan Valley Friday night with 77 consecutive Tri-Valley Conference victories and walked out with No. 78, handing the previously unbeaten Vikings a 41-22 defeat.
The Eagles improved to 7-1, while Swan Valley dropped to 7-1 in one of the area's most anticipated matchups of the season.
Frankenmuth entered the contest averaging nearly 42 points per game against a Swan Valley defense allowing just 12. The Eagles put 41 on the scoreboard, another example of the consistency that has defined Phil Martin's program.
Earlier in the week, Swan Valley coach Kevin Gavenda was asked what ending Frankenmuth's streak would mean.
"I think it would mean a lot for everybody," Gavenda said. "Just so we don't have to hear about it anymore."
Well, Coach, apparently we're going to be hearing about it a little longer.
For Swan Valley, the loss doesn't erase an impressive seven-game start or the progress made by a team that opened the season with five first-year starters along the offensive line.
But Friday belonged to Frankenmuth.
Another conference victory. Another statement against a quality opponent.
Seventy-eight straight.
And the rest of the TVC is still looking for somebody to make that number stop growing.