The Ellis Railroaders will head out to challenge the Quinter Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ellis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 41.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Ellis was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-47 to Trego.
Despite the defeat, Ellis saw an underclassman step up: Trenton Schartz threw for 290 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown. Schartz also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making seven total tackles.
Meanwhile, Quinter was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a hard 42-24 fall against LaCrosse.
Ellis' defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Quinter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
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