The North Central Knights will challenge the Elgin/Pope John Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Central will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, North Central took a blow against Mullen, falling 63-28.
Despite the defeat, North Central had strong showings from Keian Fischer, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Branson Anderson, who picked up 62 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Elgin/Pope John took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-14 victory over Chambers/Wheeler Central. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolfpack.
Taylor Beckman was a one-man wrecking crew for Elgin/Pope John as he rushed for 107 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Beckman a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Dylan Kolm, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Elgin/Pope John was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 413 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
North Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Elgin/Pope John, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
The upcoming match will be a clash of competing strengths. North Central has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 281.3 passing yards per game. Elgin/Pope John, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 257 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
North Central was taken down by Elgin/Pope John 42-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2015. Thankfully for North Central, Andrew Fangman (who rushed for 178 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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