A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Pearl City-Eastland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lena-Winslow sitting on six straight victories and Pearl City-Eastland on four.
Lena-Winslow will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points last Friday, then bounced right back against Durand/Pecatonica on Friday. Lena-Winslow blew past Durand/Pecatonica 46-22. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearl City-Eastland). They breezed by Westmont at home to the tune of 54-8 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Lena-Winslow pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pearl City-Eastland, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Lena-Winslow against Pearl City-Eastland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lena-Winslow 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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