The Ell-Saline Cardinals will challenge the Little River Redskins on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Little River is hoping to do what Solomon couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ell-Saline's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Ell-Saline breezed by Solomon at home to the tune of 45-0. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Gorillas are ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Little River). They claimed a resounding 66-6 win over Canton-Galva on the road. The Redskins' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Little River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Logan Renken led the charge by rushing for 32 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 49 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Logan Schubert, who gained 86 total yards and two touchdowns.
Little River didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jaren Garrison, Cj Herzog, Schubert, and Jhet Ewertt picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Ewertt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Ell-Saline pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Little River, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Ell-Saline was able to grind out a solid victory over Little River when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 24-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ell-Saline 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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