Football Recap: Little River Redskins vs. Central Plains Oilers
Little River lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against the Central Plains Oilers, falling 66-44. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (36), the Redskins still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Little River saw an underclassman step up: Jaren Garrison rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Garrison is becoming a predictor of Little River's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Ty Janette was in the mix as well, providing Little River with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Little River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Little River's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Central Plains, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Little River is taking a road trip to take on Solomon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Little River's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Central Plains, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Ell-Saline at 7:00 p.m. Central Plains will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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