If Franklin was riding high fresh off their 58-20 takedown of Blue Hill last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Franklin Flyers were beaten by the Axtell Wildcats 60-28 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Flyers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Franklin saw an underclassman step up: Calvin Carraher threw for 343 yards and four touchdowns. Those 343 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Carraher. Caiden Peterman helped Carraher out on the ground, picking up 116 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Axtell had a senior duo take command as Elijah Bergstrom rushed for 284 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry and Jacob Halvorsen rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. With that strong performance, Halvorsen is now averaging an impressive 108.4 rushing yards per game.
Franklin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Axtell, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-4.
Franklin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Axtell, they will head out to face off against Mullen at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mullen is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Axtell will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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