Football Preview: Ellinwood Eagles vs. Conway Springs Cardinals
Ellinwood hasn't had much luck against Conway Springs recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ellinwood Eagles will challenge the Conway Springs Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Ellinwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.5 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Ellinwood came up short against Trinity and fell 26-15. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Ellinwood might have lost, but man, Landon Simpson was a machine: he rushed for 159 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 60 receiving yards. Simpson showed off some serious burst, cutting upfield on a catch for 60 yards.
Even though they lost, Ellinwood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Conway Springs put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 41-14 victory over Sterling. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 21 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Isaac Winter and Zane Farney. Winter had a great game and rushed for 189 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Farney was balling out in the loss, rushing for 167 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry.
Ellinwood's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Conway Springs, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Ellinwood has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 334.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Conway Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 323.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Ellinwood took a serious blow against Conway Springs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 54-20. Thankfully for Ellinwood, Brayden Kunz (who rushed for 131 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also threw for 53 yards and two touchdowns) 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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