The West De Pere Phantoms will challenge the Appleton West Terrors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West De Pere has eight straight wins, Appleton West has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
West De Pere is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: Bay Port, who was ranked 11th at the time (West De Pere was ranked fifth). The Phantoms skirted past the Pirates 48-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Phantoms have posted since October 11, 2024.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 43-6, which was the final score in Appleton West's tilt against De Pere on Friday. The contest marked the Terrors' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
West De Pere's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Appleton West, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for West De Pere against Appleton West in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 35-6 victory. In that game, the Phantoms amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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