The Little River Redskins will square off against the Central Plains Oilers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Little River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matches -- so hopefully Central Plains likes a good challenge.
Little River is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Ell-Saline, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Little River was ranked 12th). Little River fell just short of Ell-Saline by a score of 38-36 on Friday. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Redskins, who until this game were averaging 13 points allowed.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Logan Renken, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Kyler Bergkamp, who gained 68 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Little River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Central Plains entered their tilt with Canton-Galva on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Eagles 46-0 at home. The Oilers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 46 points or more this season.
With the defeat, Little River broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-1. As for Central Plains, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Little River against Central Plains in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, as the squad secured a 48-0 victory. Does Little River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Plains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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