Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elk River). They breezed by the Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm on the road to the tune of 58-19 on Friday. Considering the Elks have won four contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Brecken Keoraj and he. Keoraj rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 64 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elk River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 497 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 266 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Elk River wouldn't let Sauk Rapids-Rice keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elk River can thank Dylan Ramert and Tabio Badio for forcing both of them.
Elk River's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Elk River will be playing in front of their home fans against Rogers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rogers' defense has only allowed 15.6 points per game this season, so Elk River's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sauk Rapids-Rice, they will venture away from home to face off against Cambridge-Isanti at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sauk Rapids-Rice is facing Cambridge-Isanti at the right time seeing as Cambridge-Isanti is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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