Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Little River). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-6 victory over the Canton-Galva Eagles. Fans of the Redskins have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Little River's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Logan Renken, who rushed for 32 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown. Logan Schubert was another key player, gaining 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 Schubert a new career-high in rushing yards.
The victory for Little River keeps them at an undefeated 5-0. As for Canton-Galva, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Little River will welcome Ell-Saline on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Ell-Saline: 15, Little River: 8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Canton-Galva, they will venture away from home to face off against Central Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Plains is on a three-game streak of home wins, Canton-Galva a five-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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