Central Plains has gone 6-1 against Little River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Central Plains Oilers will square off against the Little River Redskins at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Central Plains is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 58-52 W over Chase County. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Oilers.
Meanwhile, Little River faced West Elk in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Little River was the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over West Elk. Considering the Redskins have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Little River's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyler Bergkamp led the charge by picking up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Bergkamp a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Logan Renken, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Little River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Elk only rushed for 118.
Little River pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.7 points. As for Central Plains, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything went Central Plains' way against Little River in their previous meeting back in October, as Central Plains made off with a 66-44 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Little River's Jaren Garrison, who rushed for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Central Plains still be able to contain Garrison? There's only one way to find out.
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