Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trego). They snuck past the Ellis Railroaders with a 52-47 win on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Golden Eagles as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Ashton Wynn went supernova for Trego, rushing for 178 yards and six touchdowns. Jack Conness also helped out as he racked up 182 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Trego was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 369 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Despite the loss, Ellis still got an impressive performance from Trenton Schartz, who threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Schartz didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made seven total tackles.
Trego's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Ellis, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Golden Eagles takes on Ness City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Trego is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. As for Ellis, they will challenge Quinter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis is facing Quinter at the right time seeing as Quinter is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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