Football Preview: Janesville Parker Vikings vs. Janesville Craig Cougars
Janesville Parker and Janesville Craig are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Janesville Parker Vikings will host the Janesville Craig Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Janesville Parker will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Janesville Parker is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Middleton last Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Cardinals are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Janesville Craig was fully in charge last Friday, breezing past Madison East 58-21 on the road. That 37 point margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Janesville Craig had a senior duo take command as Braden Tyler rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries and Paul Platts threw for 111 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Sam Nickols was in the mix as well, providing Janesville Craig with a touchdown.
Janesville Parker's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Janesville Craig, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Janesville Parker was able to grind out a solid victory over Janesville Craig in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 28-17. Does Janesville Parker have another victory up their sleeve, or will Janesville Craig turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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