OTTAWA LAKE — On the road again.

The Whiteford Bobcat football team will hit the road next week to face Detroit Leadership Academy in the second round of the Division 8 state playoffs.

The Bobcats (5-2) have won four straight games while Leadership Academy comes into the game with a 4-3 record. The Cougars are the home team because they accumulated more playoff points during the regular season.

The game site and time will be announced by Monday morning.

To get to the district semifinals, Whiteford beat Britton Deerfield 58-26 while Leadership defeated Melvindale Academy for Business Technology 8-6.