Football Recap: Garden Plain Piles Up the Points Against Belle Plaine

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Previous Games

09/26/25 - Away	46-7 W
09/27/24 - Home	56-0 W
10/15/21 - Away	37-7 W
10/16/20 - Home	55-24 W
11/08/19 - Home	56-0 W
+ 3 more games

Garden Plain's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They breezed past the Belle Plaine Dragons to the tune of 46-7. That looming 46-7 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Owls yet this season.

Garden Plain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emrick Hays led the charge by rushing for 170 yards while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Eli Eck, who rushed for 34 yards and one TD.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Garden Plain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 375 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Belle Plaine only rushed for 180.

Garden Plain pushed their record up to 3-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.3 points over those games. As for Belle Plaine, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Garden Plain has already played their next game, a 15-14 victory against Haven on the 3rd. As for Belle Plaine, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 35-0 defeat against Trinity Academy on the 3rd.