Football Recap: Stanton Mustangs vs. Elkhorn Valley Falcons
Stanton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 76-24 win over the Elkhorn Valley Falcons. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Falcons are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Barrett Wilke was his usual excellent self, rushing for 310 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 17.2 yards per carry. Those 310 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Robinette, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Stanton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 615 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in 19 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Elkhorn Valley saw an underclassman step up: Logan Black picked up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown. Black's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
Stanton's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Elkhorn Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Stanton will host Plainview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stanton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Elkhorn Valley, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons faces off against Lutheran-Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Elkhorn Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season.
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