Football Preview: Rogers Royals vs. Elk River Elks
The Rogers Royals will head out to challenge the Elk River Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rogers' defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Elk River's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Rogers will head out to face Elk River after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Rogers fell just short of Monticello by a score of 16-13.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elk River). They breezed by Sauk Rapids-Rice on the road to the tune of 58-19 on Friday. Considering the Elks have won four games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Elk River had a senior duo take command as Gavin Schmidt rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries and Brecken Keoraj rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Schmidt has posted since back in September of 2023.
Rogers' defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for Elk River, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Rogers strolled past Elk River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rogers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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