Ellinwood has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Medicine Lodge Indians at 7:00 p.m. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Landon Simpson and Keveon Ruiz.
Things were looking good for Ellinwood after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 34-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Conway Springs. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Medicine Lodge owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They walked away with a 13-0 victory over Trinity. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.
Braxx Farr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns. Those 152 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Ellinwood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Medicine Lodge, their win bumped their record up to 4-2-1.
Ellinwood was taken down by Medicine Lodge 49-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ruiz, who rushed for 74 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 82 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Ellinwood 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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