St. Francis is 1-7 against Elk River since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The St. Francis Fighting Saints will host the Elk River Elks at 7:00 p.m.
St. Francis came up short against Spring Lake Park on Friday, falling 34-13.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Elk River's strategy against Brainerd on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Elk River blew Brainerd out of the water with a 50-14 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-14.
Elk River had a senior duo take command as Brecken Keoraj rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns and Gavin Schmidt gained 171 total yards and two touchdowns. Schmidt got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 71 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Ramert, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elk River was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 618 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
St. Francis' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Elk River, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
St. Francis came up short against Elk River when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-16. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Schmidt, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Now that St. Francis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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