The Ell-Saline Cardinals will challenge the Rock Hills Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rock Hills is hoping to do what Central Plains couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ell-Saline's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Ell-Saline simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Central Plains 58-12. 58 seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rock Hills, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 54-6 win over Lakeside. With the Grizzlies ahead 36-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Rock Hills had a senior duo take command as Isaiah Ridgeway rushed for 229 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries and Cooper McDill rushed for 59 yards and three touchdowns. Ridgeway's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Rock Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lakeside only rushed for 146.
Ell-Saline's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Rock Hills, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Ell-Saline against Rock Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 47-0 victory. Will Ell-Saline repeat their success, or does Rock Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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