Madison East is 2-7 against Vel Phillips Memorial since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Madison East Purgolders will head out to challenge the Vel Phillips Memorial Spartans at 11:00 a.m.
Madison East is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game dating back to last season last Friday. They had to suffer through a 58-21 loss at the hands of Janesville Craig. While losing is never fun, the Purgolders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin football rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Cougars are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vel Phillips Memorial, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They blew past Madison West 36-13 last Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Spartans needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Madison East's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Vel Phillips Memorial, their record is now 4-1.
Madison East was taken down by Vel Phillips Memorial 49-18 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Madison East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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