Axtell waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 60-28 victory over the Franklin Flyers. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly 32 points.
Axtell had a senior duo take command as Elijah Bergstrom rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry and Jacob Halvorsen rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Halvorsen is becoming a predictor of Axtell's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Axtell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 504 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
One reason for the win was Axtell's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for ten sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Caleb Kindschuh and Dominic Dejonge, who racked up five sacks between them. Kindschuh is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Franklin still got an impressive performance from Calvin Carraher, who threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns. Aragorn Green also helped out as he racked up 120 receiving yards.
The win got Axtell back to even at 4-4. As for Franklin, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Axtell will venture away from home to challenge Mullen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Axtell knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Mullen likes a good challenge. Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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