Football Recap: Elk River Beats Alexandria for Their Fourth Straight Victory
By Team Reports
Oct 17, 2024, 12:19pm
Football Recap: Elk River Elks vs. Alexandria Cardinals
Elk River had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They walked away with a 44-34 victory over the Alexandria Cardinals. For the Elks, this counts as revenge for the 34-30 loss the Cardinals walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Carsyn Kleffman and he. Kleffman rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries while he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Schmidt, who rushed for 104 yards on only 14 carries.
Elk River's record now sits at 7-1. As for Alexandria, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
As of now, neither Elk River nor Alexandria have any future games scheduled.
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