Football Preview: Janesville Craig Cougars vs. Janesville Parker Vikings
Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Janesville Craig Cougars will head out to face off against the Janesville Parker Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Janesville Craig's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so Janesville Parker's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Janesville Craig is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Madison East, posting a 58-21 victory on the road. Considering the Cougars have won three contests by more than 32 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Janesville Craig can attribute much of their success to Braden Tyler, who rushed for 75 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries, and Paul Platts, who threw for 111 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Sam Nickols was in the mix too, providing Janesville Craig with a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Janesville Parker was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Middleton. 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).
Janesville Craig now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Janesville Parker, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Janesville Craig came up short against Janesville Parker in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 28-17. Can Janesville Craig avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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