The Madison La Follette Lancers will square off against the Janesville Craig Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Madison La Follette nor Janesville Craig posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Madison La Follette is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were beaten by Monona Grove 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 246th, while the Silver Eagles are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Janesville Craig didn't have quite enough to beat Milton on Friday and fell 10-7. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Red Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Paul Platts, who rushed for 121 yards on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Braden Tyler was another key back, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Madison La Follette's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Janesville Craig, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Madison La Follette was dealt a bruising 40-0 defeat at the hands of Janesville Craig in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Platts, who threw for 248 yards and five touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Madison La Follette knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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