Football Preview: Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack vs. North Central Knights
The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack will head out on the road to square off against the North Central Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Central took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Elgin/Pope John, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Elgin/Pope John at home against Chambers/Wheeler Central as the team secured a 56-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolfpack.
Taylor Beckman had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Dylan Kolm, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Elgin/Pope John was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 413 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They took a blow against Mullen, falling 63-28.
North Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Keian Fischer, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Branson Anderson, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Elgin/Pope John now has a winning record of 2-1. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the trenches. Elgin/Pope John has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 257 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for North Central, though, as they've been averaging only 26.3. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Elgin/Pope John against North Central when the teams last played back in October of 2015 as the squad secured a 42-0 win. Does Elgin/Pope John have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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