Ravenna fought the good fight in their overtime contest against South Loup on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to South Loup 34-28. The Bluejays lost against the in their previous head to head back in September of 2017, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 56-6 score last time.
Despite the loss, Ravenna still got an impressive performance from Kobe Chamberlin, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. Those 103 rushing yards gave Chamberlin a new career-high. Gavin Reisbeck handled things on the ground, rushing for 99 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ravenna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
South Loup's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Conner Paulsen led the charge by rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ethan Furne was another key player, picking up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Ravenna's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for South Loup, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ravenna will host West Holt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ravenna is facing West Holt at the right time seeing as West Holt is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Loup, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Arcadia/Loup City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Loup will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: Arcadia/Loup City will have lost five straight heading into Friday's game.
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