Gravette is 0-4 against Elkins since September of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The Gravette Lions will face off against the Elkins Elks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated after eight-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Gravette duked it out withPrairie Grove on Friday. Everything went Gravette's way against Prairie Grove as Gravette made off with a 42-16 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lions just coasted through the last quarter.
Gravette's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gabriel Holmes led the charge by rushing for 112 yards and four touchdowns. Holmes is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least three every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Brown, who rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Gravette was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gravette's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Aidan Holloway and Austin Wolf, who racked up four sacks between them. Wolf also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, while Elkins put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Green Forest. Elkins took their game with ease, bagging a 48-0 victory over Green Forest. Fans of the Elks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Gravette's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Elkins, their record now sits at an identical 8-0.
Gravette might still be hurting after the 41-20 defeat they got from Elkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Gravette avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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