Football Recap: Elk River Elks vs. St. Francis Fighting Saints
With a playoff game on the line, Elk River rose to the challenge on Saturday. They really took it to the St. Francis Fighting Saints for the full four quarters, racking up a 61-14 win. The Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Levi Harris had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 39 yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Brecken Keoraj, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown.
Elk River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 418 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Elk River's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Nick Montik was the leader with two.
Elk River's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for St. Francis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Elk River will square off against Andover on Friday. Andover will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. St. Francis does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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