A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Elgin Wildcats face off against the Randle Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Elgin sitting on three straight victories and Randle on 11.
Elgin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Jefferson to the tune of 43-16. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Elgin's win came down to the chemistry between Dylan Owens and his top target Jalen Owens. Dylan gained 210 total yards and a touchdown while Jalen rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. That's the most rushing yards Jalen has posted since back in September.
Elgin wouldn't let Jefferson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Elgin can thank Noah Vizcarra and Lewis Reese for forcing both of them. Reese has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last three times he's played. Elgin got some further help from Noddyn Bailey: he made 15 total tackles.
Elgin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Randle blew past Belton, posting a 63-7 victory. Fans of the Lions have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Tyler Skrabanek had a dynamite game for Randle, throwing for 206 yards and three touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Sincere Timpson was another key player, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Randle pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.5 points per game. As for Elgin, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
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