Football Preview: Ellsworth Bearcats vs. Southeast of Saline Trojans
Ellsworth is 0-6 against Southeast of Saline since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Ellsworth Bearcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southeast of Saline Trojans.
Southeast of Saline is facing Ellsworth at the wrong time: Ellsworth suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. The contest marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Southeast of Saline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Halstead as Southeast of Saline made off with a 38-15 win. Considering the Trojans have won six matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast of Saline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
This is the second loss in a row for Ellsworth and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Southeast of Saline, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Ellsworth took a serious blow against Southeast of Saline in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 30-0. Thankfully for Ellsworth, Daniel Kejr (who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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