With a playoff game on the line, Elgin rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 43-16 win over the Jefferson Mustangs. Considering the Wildcats have won five matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Elgin's victory came down to the chemistry between Dylan Owens and his top target Jalen Owens. Dylan gained 210 total yards and a touchdown while Jalen rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Dylan's longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards.
Elgin wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elgin can thank Noah Vizcarra and Lewis Reese for forcing both of them. Reese has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Noddyn Bailey was another major factor on D, making 15 total tackles.
Elgin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Elgin has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.2 points per game. As for Jefferson, they moved to 5-6 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Elgin is on the road again on Friday to play Randle at 7:00 p.m. Randle knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Elgin likes a good challenge. Jefferson does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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