The Beloit Memorial Purple Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Elkhorn Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Beloit Memorial is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Union Grove on Friday. They were beaten by the Broncos 41-12. While losing is never fun, the Purple Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Broncos are ranked 58th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elkhorn). They blew past Wilmot 35-14 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Elks in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Beloit Memorial has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. As for Elkhorn, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Beloit Memorial strolled past Elkhorn in their previous meeting back in September of 2024 by a score of 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Purple Knights 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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