Two dominant wideouts in Zane Bourque and Dalton Walker are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Arp Tigers will be playing at home against the Elkhart Elks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Arp is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Buffalo on the road to the tune of 61-8 two weeks ago. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Tigers with their most commanding win of the season.
It was another big night for Bourque, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 133 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Josh Smith, who rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Arp's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Smith was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sackshimself. He also punched in three rushing touchdowns, which is notable because Arp is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Arp was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 409 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Elkhart came into Friday's matchup having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Buffalo 72-42 at home. With that victory, the Elks brought their scoring average up to 27.3 points per game.
A big part of Elkhart's win came down to the chemistry between Trystyn Tidrow and his top target Walker. Tidrow threw for 294 yards and six touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes while Walker gained 239 total yards and four touchdowns. Walker was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 69 yards. Cody Thomas helped Tidrow out on the ground, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown.
Elkhart didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Johnny Wayne Franklin Jr..
Arp is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Elkhart, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
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