After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Elkhorn South is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Lincoln North Star Navigators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln North Star took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Elkhorn South, who comes in off a win.
Elkhorn South is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Bellevue West, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Elkhorn South was ranked fourth). Elkhorn South blew past Bellevue West 38-14 on Friday. 38 seems to be a good number for the Storm as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Gavin Shanahan and he. Shanahan rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry while he rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Landon Tate got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elkhorn South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bellevue West only rushed for 51.
Meanwhile, Lincoln North Star took a blow against Papillion-LaVista on Friday, falling 34-7. While losing is never fun, the Navigators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Monarchs are ranked ninth).
Elkhorn South pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lincoln North Star, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Elkhorn South against Lincoln North Star in their previous matchup back in September of 2019 as the team secured a 58-13 win. In that game, Elkhorn South amassed a halftime lead of 37-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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