The Owen-Withee Blackhawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Thorp Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Owen-Withee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wisconsin's top teams: McDonell Central, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Owen-Withee was ranked first). Owen-Withee blew past McDonell Central 58-27 at home on Friday. Fans of the Blackhawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Brandon Geldernick and Sully Poehler were among the main playmakers for Owen-Withee as the former rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries and the latter rushed for 121 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Owen-Withee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 265 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thorp posted their biggest victory since September 14, 2023 on Friday. They blew past Lake Holcombe 30-6.
Owen-Withee's record now sits at 3-0. As for Thorp, their record is now 3-0.
Owen-Withee came up short against Thorp in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. Can Owen-Withee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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