Elgin/Pope John was the 50-0 winner over St. Mary when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack were dealt a 68-28 defeat at the hands of the St. Mary's Cardinals on Friday. The Wolfpack have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elgin/Pope John lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grady Drueke, who rushed for 122 yards and two touchdowns.
Gage Hedstrom was his usual excellent self, rushing for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes for St. Mary's. Hedstrom's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Ben Barlow, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Elgin/Pope John's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for St. Mary's, the win also got them back to even at 3-3.
Elgin/Pope John will head out on the road to take on Neligh-Oakdale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elgin/Pope John is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.3 points per game this season. As for St. Mary's, they will face off against North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's is facing North Central at the right time seeing as North Central is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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