The Creighton Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Creighton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 68-52 victory over St. Mary's on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Taylor Nilson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 170 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 243 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 117.2 rushing yards per game. A healthy portion of that aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Robinson Ladeaux, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Creighton's defensive line and their three sacks. Leading the way was Braxton Eggerling with two.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John entered their tilt with North Central on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 64-14 on the road. The Wolfpack might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 42 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Grady Drueke, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellan Hoefer, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Elgin/Pope John was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Creighton's record now sits at 3-1. As for Elgin/Pope John, their record is now 3-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Creighton has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 259 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Elgin/Pope John struggles in that department as they've been averaging 266. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Creighton was dealt a bruising 64-8 defeat at the hands of Elgin/Pope John when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Creighton was down 44-6.
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