Elkhorn has gone 7-1 against Blair recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Elkhorn Antlers will be playing at home against the Blair Bears at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Elkhorn's favor as the team sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Blair has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Elkhorn will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-7 loss at the hands of Bennington. While losing is never fun, the Antlers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Badgers are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Blair came up short against Seward on Friday and fell 20-13. While the Bears didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bluejays 13-7 in the first quarter.
Elkhorn now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Blair, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Elkhorn came up short against Blair in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 28-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blair's Brock Templar, who rushed for 179 yards and a touchdown. Now that Elkhorn knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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