Football Game Preview: Elk River Elks vs. Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders + Official Tickets

Elk River has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Cretin-Derham Hall has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Elks will welcome the Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Elk River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Monticello, who was ranked 17th at the time (Elk River was ranked tenth). The Elks took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Magic on Thursday. The game marked the Elks' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Carsyn Kleffman, who picked up 83 receiving yards and one score. He was even better on defense, picking up two sacks and making four total tackles.

Meanwhile, Cretin-Derham Hall unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They and Mahtomedi were almost perfectly matched up, but the Raiders suffered a 28-27 defeat.

Elk River's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.