Little River hasn't had much luck against Central Plains recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Little River Redskins will be staying on the road to face off against the Central Plains Oilers at 7:00 p.m. Little River knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Central Plains likes a good challenge.
Little River is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against West Elk as Little River made off with a 34-14 win. Considering the Redskins have won seven contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Little River's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyler Bergkamp, who picked up 42 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Those 81 rushing yards gave Bergkamp a new career-high. Logan Renken was another key player, rushing for 75 yards and a touchdown.
Little River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Elk only rushed for 118.
Meanwhile, Central Plains faced Chase County in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Central Plains snuck past Chase County with a 58-52 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Oilers.
Little River pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.7 points per game. As for Central Plains, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Little River might still be hurting after the 66-44 loss they got from Central Plains in their previous meeting back in October. Can Little River avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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