Football Game Preview: Elm Creek Heads Out

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 1:06am

Football Preview: Elm Creek Buffaloes vs. Blue Hill Bobcats

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Elm Creek is 0-3 against Blue Hill since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Elm Creek Buffaloes will face off against the Blue Hill Bobcats at 7:00 p.m.

Elm Creek is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 38-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Overton.

Despite the loss, Elm Creek got top-tier performance from Quin Oberg, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. Oberg was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.

Meanwhile, Blue Hill came into Friday's matchup having lost eight straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Giltner on Friday as Blue Hill made off with a 58-34 victory. The Bobcats pushed the score to 50-20 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets cut but never quite recovered from.

Elm Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Blue Hill, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.

Elm Creek took a serious blow against Blue Hill in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, falling 54-26. Can Elm Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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