The Central Plains Oilers will square off against the Little River Redskins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Little River is hoping to do what Canton-Galva couldn't on Friday: put an end to Central Plains' winning streak, which now stands at four games. Central Plains breezed by Canton-Galva at home to the tune of 46-0. The Oilers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 46 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Little River faced Ell-Saline in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Little River fell just short of Ell-Saline by a score of 38-36. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Redskins, who until this matchup were averaging 13 points allowed.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Logan Renken, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Kyler Bergkamp was another key player, gaining 68 total yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Little River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Central Plains pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Little River, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Central Plains was taken down by Little River 48-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Central Plains avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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