Grantsburg has gone 6-0 against Ladysmith recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Grantsburg Pirates will square off against the Ladysmith Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Grantsburg sitting on five straight victories and Ladysmith on six.
Last Friday, Grantsburg was fully in charge, breezing past Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 42-7 at home. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five 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 Ladysmith). They claimed a resounding 50-6 win over Webster on the road. With that victory, the Lumberjacks brought their scoring average up to 28.4 points per game.
Timmy Meltz continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 214 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt. Doug Stevenson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Ladysmith wouldn't let Webster keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Austin Schultz, Dane Prohaska, and Louis Zimmer picked up one apiece.
Grantsburg's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Ladysmith, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Grantsburg against Ladysmith when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 48-14 win. Will Grantsburg repeat their success, or does Ladysmith have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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