Elkhorn South put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Grand Island Islanders. Fans of the Storm have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Gavin Shanahan, who rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Madden Riggs, who threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Elkhorn South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Although Grand Island took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Bauer and Max Holling.
Elkhorn South pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grand Island, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Elkhorn South will venture away from home to take on Omaha South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhorn South's defense has only allowed 8.2 points per game this season, so Omaha South's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Grand Island, they will take on Millard West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Island is facing Millard West at the right time seeing as Millard West is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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