East Sac At Emmetsburg
Emmetsburg 40
East Sac 3
East Sac struggled on offense, turning it over four times, two returned for touchdowns, while Emmetsburg was able to establish the ground game, chewing up clock. The E-Hawks used their size advantage up front to pound out 301-yards on the ground. They held the ball for 37:36, holding East Sac to 10:24 time of possession. The Raiders finished the game with 122-yard passing but ran for just 3-yards.
The East Sac defense forced a fumble, recovered by Brett Thayer on the opening drive, turning it into a field goal by Luke Wright. The 20-yard kick, put the Raiders on top 3-0 with 7:43 left in the 1st quarter. Emmetsburg answered, scoring touchdowns on two of their next three possessions, taking a 14-3 lead at half. Back-to-back interceptions returned for touchdowns to open the 2nd half blew the game open for the E-Hawks, who scored 26-points in the 3rd quarter. They added a pair of rushing touchdowns to cap the scoring. The continuous clock in the 4th quarter limited the chances for the Raiders to cut into the deficit.
East Sac falls to 2-2 overall and 0-1 in the district, while Emmetsburg moved to 2-2 and 1-0. The Raiders host Pocahontas Area on Friday.
East Sac Stats
Tate Lahr 11-23 122-yards, 4 INT
Charlie Veit 6 receptions 96-yards
Sam Julin 1 reception 13-yards
Karter Ludwig 9.5 tackles
Luke Wright 6 tackles- 1-1 with a 20-yard field goal
Brett Thayer 5.5 tackles-fumble recovery
Box Score
Teams 1 2 3 4 Final
East Sac 3 0 0 0 3
Emmetsburg 7 7 26 0 40
