Grantsburg won against Chetek-Weyerhaeuser last Friday with 42 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Grantsburg Pirates strolled past the Ladysmith Lumberjacks with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. That's more bragging rights for the Pirates, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Several Lumberjacks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Braeden Little, who picked up 165 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Timmy Meltz was another key passer, throwing for 396 yards and four touchdowns.
The win (which was Grantsburg's sixth in a row) raised their record to 7-1. As for Ladysmith, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Grantsburg will challenge Unity at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grantsburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Unity likes a good challenge. As for Ladysmith, they will square off against Cadott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Cadott: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Ladysmith has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.
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