The Philip Scotties will head out on the road to  challenge  the New Underwood Tigers  at 7:00  p.m.  on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Philip has five straight  victories, New Underwood has three straight  losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Philip is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another  one of South Dakota's top teams: Lyman, who was ranked 23rd  at the time (Philip was ranked seventh). The Scotties secured  a  48-44 W over the Raiders on Friday.
 Meanwhile, New Underwood was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap  on Friday as they fell  20-16 to Jones County.
 New Underwood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Philip, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
 Philip took their  victory against New Underwood  in their previous meeting  back in October of 2024 by a conclusive  46-24 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Scotties since the  team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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