Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Elm Creek). They blew past the Franklin Flyers 63-14 at home on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Buffaloes.
It was another big night for Quin Oberg, who rushed for 252 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elm Creek was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 219 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Caiden Peterman and Calvin Carraher certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Peterman gained 116 total yards and a touchdown, while Carraher rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Peterman showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 56 yards.
Elm Creek's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Franklin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Elm Creek will square off against Kenesaw at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Franklin, they will take on Wilcox-Hildreth at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
