The Halstead Dragons will face off against the Southeast of Saline Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Halstead took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Ellsworth 31-13.
Braxton Creed was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and also threw for 137 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Joey Millspaugh, who gained 65 total yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Southeast of Saline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Hillsboro on the road to the tune of 36-8. The result was nothing new for Southeast of Saline, who have now won five matchups by 26 points or more so far this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast of Saline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Halstead's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Southeast of Saline, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Halstead has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Southeast of Saline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 251.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Halstead might still be hurting after the 24-0 defeat they got from Southeast of Saline in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Halstead, Daniel Kejr (who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 207 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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