Football Preview: Kenesaw Blue Devils vs. Elm Creek Buffaloes
Kenesaw has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Elm Creek Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kenesaw lost 52-32 to Axtell on Friday. The Blue Devils were down 46-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elm Creek). They claimed a resounding 63-14 victory over Franklin at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buffaloes.
It was another big night for Quin Oberg, who rushed for 252 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elm Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Kenesaw's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Elm Creek, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Kenesaw took their victory against Elm Creek when the teams last played back in August of 2017 by a conclusive 36-12. Will Kenesaw repeat their success, or does Elm Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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