Football Preview: Ravenna Bluejays vs. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood]
The Ravenna Bluejays are taking a road trip to square off against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ravenna, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Ravenna made easy work of Elm Creek and carried off a 62-39 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bluejays.
Ravenna relied on the efforts of Gavin Reisbeck, who rushed for 136 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and Grady Rasmussen, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Rasmussen's longest rush was for an incredible 74 yards. Kobe Chamberlin got in on the action as well, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ravenna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elm Creek only rushed for 131.
Ravenna's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chamberlin and Reisbeck. Reisbeck is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] lost to South Loup at home by a 34-15 margin on Friday. Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] was down 34-7 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Ravenna's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood], their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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