After soaring to 54 points the game before, Ellis was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They were beaten by the Hoxie Indians 54-8. The loss was the Railroaders' first of the season.
Trenton Schartz threw for 92 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 32 yards.
Caleb Noble was his top target, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Hoxie had a senior duo take command as Duncan Bell rushed for 47 yards and three touchdowns and Braydon Scheetz gained 118 total yards and a touchdown. Samuel Watkins also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ellis fell to 2-1. As for Hoxie, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Ellis will square off against LaCrosse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis is facing LaCrosse at the right time seeing as LaCrosse is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Hoxie, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Stockton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hoxie will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Stockton will have lost three straight heading into Friday's matchup.
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