The Little River Redskins are on the road again on Friday to play the West Elk Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Little River knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully West Elk likes a good challenge.
Little River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Thursday. They skirted past Lincoln 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Redskins have posted since September 1, 2023.
Meanwhile, West Elk put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over Northern Heights. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won seven matches by 46 points or more so far this season.
West Elk had a senior duo take command as Trent Haag threw for 199 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes and Creyo Koop gained 152 total yards and four touchdowns. Koop is also crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season.
West Elk didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Morgan Anderson and Garett Usry.
West Elk pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.0 points per game. As for Little River, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Little River came up short against West Elk in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 72-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Koop, who rushed for 186 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Little River 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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