Two dominant backs in Trenton Schartz and Ryan Sramek are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Ellis Railroaders will square off against the Rawlins County Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ellis is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Wichita County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Ellis had to suffer through a 56-8 loss at the hands of Wichita County.
Meanwhile, Rawlins County faced Hoxie in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Rawlins County was dealt a 52-6 loss at the hands of Hoxie. The matchup marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Rawlins County had strong showings from Sramek, who rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown, and Dorian Culwell, who rushed for 102 yards. Sramek's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 135 rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Rawlins County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 19 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Rawlins County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Sramek.
Ellis' loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3. As for Rawlins County, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
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