Football Recap: Halstead Dragons vs. Ellsworth Bearcats
There's no place like home for Halstead, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 31-13 win over the Ellsworth Bearcats on Friday. This was payback for the Dragons, who suffered a 21-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Braxton Creed went supernova for Halstead, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also throwing for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Joey Millspaugh was another key player, gaining 65 total yards and two touchdowns.
When it comes to explaining why Ellsworth lost, don't look at Landin Johnson. Despite the final result, he rushed for 190 yards. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Halstead's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Ellsworth, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
Halstead is taking a road trip to face off against Southeast of Saline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southeast of Saline will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Halstead surely won't give up without a fight. As for Ellsworth, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Beloit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellsworth is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.8 points per game this season.
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