Football Preview: Ellsworth Bearcats vs. Hillsboro Trojans
The Ellsworth Bearcats will challenge the Hillsboro Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Hillsboro is hoping to do what Lyons couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ellsworth's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Ellsworth breezed by Lyons on the road to the tune of 48-7. The match marked the Bearcats' most dominant win of the season so far.
Landin Johnson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 213 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 185 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another back making a difference was Tucker Goss, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ellsworth was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 264 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hillsboro, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 27-0 victory over Halstead at home.
Ellsworth's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Hillsboro, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Ellsworth against Hillsboro in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 43-15 win. Does Ellsworth have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hillsboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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