Football Preview: Ellison Eagles vs. Iowa Colony Pioneers
Two dominant signal callers in Sidney Holland Jr and Carson White are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ellison Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Ellison didn't have quite enough to beat University and fell 37-35.
Holland Jr put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes, and also punched in a rushing score. His passing game has become a key predictor of Ellison's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 3-4 otherwise. 102 of Holland Jr's passing yards were hauled in by Travaris Turner-Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Iowa Colony had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They blew past the Stingarees 40-18. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won eight matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Iowa Colony's success was spearheaded by the efforts of White, who rushed for 102 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and Aaron Tenner, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. White really tore up the turf during one magnificent 70-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Antoine Martin Jr, who picked up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Iowa Colony was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 326 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Iowa Colony's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Ellison, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
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