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| 10/10/25 - Away | 57-0 W |
| 10/11/24 - Home | 20-52 L |
| 10/16/15 - Away | 37-62 L |
Elm Creek got themselves on the board against Axtell on Friday, but Axtell never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 57-0 win over the Wildcats. The game marked the Buffaloes' most dominant victory of the season.
Elm Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Keston Beavers out in front who rushed for 65 yards and two scores. Beavers was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 51 yards. Ryan Gene Hodges was in the mix too, providing Elm Creek with two TDs.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Elm Creek proved: they limited Axtell to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Gene Hodges for the heroic effort on defense: he. Elm Creek didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.6.
Elm Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Emmett Shoemaker, Kolten Keim, Thomas Sullivan, and Beavers picked up one apiece. Beavers is also 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. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The victory (which was Elm Creek's fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points over those games. As for Axtell, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Elm Creek is set to challenge their familiar foe Wilcox-Hildreth at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Beavers and Drew Blank. Meanwhile, Axtell will take on rival Franklin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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