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WATERTOWN — Third-rated Class 9AA Elkton-Lake Benton took some of the excitement out of the homecoming celebration for Great Plains Lutheran's football team.

The Elks (4-1) scored on six of their first seven first-half possessions and eventually posted a 48-0 victory on, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at the Allen Mitchell Athletic Complex.

The loss capped a tough two-week stretch for the host Panthers , who started the season 3-0 before falling to No. 2 Class 9AA Hamlin, also 48-0, last week.

Elkton-Lake Benton and defending state champion Hamlin opened the season at the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the Class 9AA poll. Hamlin has held its ground and Elkton-Lake Benton dropped two spots after a 42-28 loss to now No. 1 Freeman-Marion

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