Football Game Preview: McDonell Central Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:46am

Football Preview: McDonell Central Macks vs. Gilman Pirates

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The McDonell Central Macks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Gilman Pirates at 7:00 p.m.

McDonell Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Owen-Withee, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (McDonell Central was ranked second). McDonell Central had to suffer through a 58-27 loss at the hands of Owen-Withee. The loss was the Macks' first of the season.

Meanwhile, Gilman put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cornell 75-0 at home. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Chiefs are ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

McDonell Central's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Gilman, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

McDonell Central was taken down by Gilman 58-24 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can McDonell Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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