The Merryville Panthers will challenge the Elton Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Merryville is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Merryville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Hamilton Christian on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Merryville was outmatched by Hamilton Christian on the road and fell 47-14. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
Although Merryville took the loss, they still got scores from Landon Ardoin and Joshua Robinson.
Even though they lost, Merryville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 211 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Elton ended up a good deal behind Grand Lake last Thursday and lost 42-28. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Merryville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Elton, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Merryville might still be hurting after the 34-8 defeat they got from Elton when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Merryville was down 27-0.
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