Football Preview: Stevens Point Panthers vs. Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans
The Stevens Point Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Stevens Point challenged Marshfield on Friday. Everything went Stevens Point's way against Marshfield as Stevens Point made off with a 35-13 win. With the Panthers ahead 28-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Vel Phillips Memorial came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lancers 49-13 on the road. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Lancers are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stevens Point's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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