Sauk Rapids-Rice is 1-6 against Elk River since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm will be playing at home against the Elk River Elks at 7:00 p.m. Sauk Rapids-Rice's defense has only allowed 17 points per game this season, so Elk River's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sauk Rapids-Rice took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against St. Francis as Sauk Rapids-Rice made off with a 28-7 win.
Meanwhile, Elk River faced Andover in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Elk River took a hard 47-31 fall against Andover. That makes it the first time this season the Elks have let down their home crowd.
Elk River's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Levi Harris, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry, and Brecken Keoraj, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 70 yards.
Even though they lost, Elk River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 424 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Sauk Rapids-Rice's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Elk River, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Sauk Rapids-Rice couldn't quite finish off Elk River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 38-35. Can Sauk Rapids-Rice avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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