You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for South Loup on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Arcadia/Loup City Rebels out of the water with a 56-0 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point South Loup had established a 48 point advantage.
Conner Paulsen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 179 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. Those 179 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another big playmaker for South Loup was Ethan Furne, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Loup was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Loup has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Arcadia/Loup City, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
South Loup will be playing at home against Perkins County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Perkins County will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something South Loup surely won't give up without a fight. Arcadia/Loup City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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