Football Preview: Keytesville Tigers vs. Knox County Eagles
The Keytesville Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Knox County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keytesville will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Keytesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 68-32 defeat at the hands of Northwest on Friday.
Despite the loss, Keytesville got top-tier performance from Colby Jenkins, who rushed for 286 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Jenkins' longest rush was for an incredible 79 yards. Luke Manson was in the mix as well, providing Keytesville with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Keytesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 309 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 57.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 167.
Even if they lost, Keytesville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In that department, Griffin Cramer was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Knox County was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Southwest 76-18 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Cooper Clair was his usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and six touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 37 yards and a touchdown. Carrsen Hayes also helped out as he racked up 113 rushing yards.
Knox County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Isaac Shahan led the group effort, picking up three of those interceptions all by himself. Terry Ogden is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season. Knox County got some further help from Alious Hunolt: he picked up 0.5 sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Keytesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Knox County, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5.
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