The Elkhart Elks will face off against the Arp Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Elkhart is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Elkhart is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 35-20 fall against Buffalo on Friday.
Elkhart might have lost, but man, Dalton Walker was a machine: he rushed for 180 yards and one score while picking up 9.5 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Arp, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in September. They came out on top against Buffalo by a score of 40-27 last Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Tigers considering their six-point performance the game before.
Arp had a senior duo take command as Zane Bourque rushed for 106 yards and one touchdown and Wyatt Johnson picked up 99 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Arp was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Arp pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.3 points over those games. As for Elkhart, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Elkhart might still be hurting after the 62-38 loss they got from Arp in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Elks were down 42-16.
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