The Thorp Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Gilman Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Thorp 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 (Thorp was ranked 13th). Thorp was dealt a 59-0 loss at the hands of Owen-Withee on Friday. The Cardinals' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Gilman entered their match against McDonell Central on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Gilman took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of McDonell Central. The loss was the Pirates' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Thorp fell to 3-1. As for Gilman, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Thorp didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Gilman when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-20 victory. Will Thorp repeat their success, or does Gilman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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