A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars takes on the Verona Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Janesville Craig will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Saturday, then bounced right back against Madison West on Thursday. Janesville Craig blew past Madison West 42-13 on the road. The Cougars pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Regents cut but never quite recovered from.
Paul Platts was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes. Braden Tyler helped Platts out on the ground, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Verona put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let Madison East onto the board and left with a 69-0 victory. That looming 69-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Wildcats yet this season.
Janesville Craig has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Verona, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Janesville Craig was taken down by Verona 41-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Janesville Craig was down 27-0.
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