On Friday, Ell-Saline faced Little River in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Ell-Saline Cardinals skirted past the Little River Redskins 38-36. Ell-Saline's victory was all the more impressive since the Redskins were averaging only 13 points allowed on the season.
Little River lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Logan Renken, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Kyler Bergkamp was in the mix as well, providing Little River with two touchdowns.
Ell-Saline's win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Little River, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ell-Saline will host Goessel on Friday. Ell-Saline is facing Goessel at the right time seeing as Goessel is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Little River, they will welcome Central Plains at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Little River's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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