(WSYM) — WATCH: Our FOX 47 Neighborhood Games of the Week takes us to Pewamo-Westphalia for a rivalry game against Fowler. The two schools are separated by just 10 miles of cornfields. Pewamo-Westphalia had won seven straight match-ups before last year's game when Fowler won 20-16. PW would get revenge tonight going on to win 27-14.
A great night for a great rivalry, as Fowler and Pewamo-Westphalia battled hard on the gridiron. I got the chance to talk with some folks at the game to learn more about what the rivalry means to the community.
"I mean this rivalry means everything to our community," Nathan Hamilton, a student from Fowler, said.
"The talk about it is all year round. Look at the crowds. The line into the game is crazy." "I just want to win this game," one Pewamo-Westphalia student told me.
"That's all I care about. To me, it's just kind of another reason to try hard on the game," Claire Jandernoa, a Junior at Pewamo-Westphalia, said.
The rivalry means so much, that we even had to stop mid-interview to take in some of the action. But even though they're rivals on the field, it doesn't mean there aren't opportunities for some lighthearted fun.
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