The Ellicott Thunderhawks will face off against the Buena Vista Demons at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ellicott will be strutting in after a victory while Buena Vista will be coming in after a defeat.
Ellicott is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 49-0 win over Center at home.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Jairus Martin and he. Martin rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries while he rushed for 107 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance also gave Tony Bonilla a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ellicott was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Ellicott wouldn't let Center keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Dontae Runge led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista came up short against Limon on Saturday and fell 26-13. The Demons haven't had much luck with the Badgers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Buena Vista's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Knox Reid, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Tucker Montoya, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Montoya was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 65 yards.
The victory got Ellicott back to even at 2-2. As for Buena Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Ellicott was dealt a bruising 56-13 loss at the hands of Buena Vista when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Thankfully for Ellicott, Keegan Wentz (who rushed for 216 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also threw for 68 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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