If Ellis was riding high fresh off their 53-8 takedown of LaCrosse last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ellis Railroaders fell to the Trego Golden Eagles 52-47.
Despite the defeat, Ellis saw an underclassman step up: Trenton Schartz threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Schartz also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
Ashton Wynn was a one-man wrecking crew for Trego as he rushed for 178 yards and six touchdowns. Jack Conness was another key player, rushing for 182 yards and a touchdown.
Ellis' record now sits at 3-2. As for Trego, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Ellis will face off against Quinter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis is facing Quinter at the right time seeing as Quinter is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Trego, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles dukes it out withNess City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trego is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season.
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