Football Preview: Elk River Elks vs. Alexandria Cardinals
The Elk River Elks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Alexandria Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Elk River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.6 points per game this season.
Elk River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Chanhassen , sneaking past 21-19. The 21-point effort marked the Elks' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Elk River came from Levi Harris, Benjamin Hickman, and Gavin Kerns.
Elk River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 251 rushing yards in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Elk River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hickman and Brecken Keoraj. Hickman is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Meanwhile, Alexandria faced Owatonna in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went Alexandria's way against Owatonna as Alexandria made off with a 42-20 win. Considering the Cardinals have won six matchups by more than 21 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Elk River's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Alexandria, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-2.
Elk River was able to grind out a solid victory over Alexandria in their previous matchup back in October, winning 44-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Elk River 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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