The Central Plains Oilers will venture away from home to face off against the Ell-Saline Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Central Plains and Little River meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Oilers were beaten by the Redskins 68-32. The Oilers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-14.
Meanwhile, Ell-Saline entered their tilt with Goessel on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Bluebirds 50-0. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Cardinals' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bluebirds are ranked 89th).
Central Plains better focus on containing Kas Kramer and Reese Krone as the pair were huge in Ell-Saline's win. Kramer rushed for 108 yards and three scores on only 12 carries, while Krone rushed for 55 yards and a pair of TDs on only six carries. Kramer is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in each of the last three games he's played.
Ell-Saline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Ell-Saline's defense and their three sacks. Krone was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
With the defeat, Central Plains broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Ell-Saline, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Central Plains took a serious blow against Ell-Saline in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 58-12. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Oilers were down 44-12.
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