The Thorp Cardinals are taking a road trip to square 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 fell 22-14 to 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 matchup against Gilman in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-20 win. 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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