Football Recap: Webb City Cardinals vs. Carthage Tigers
Webb City extended their postseason success on Friday against Carthage. They took down the Carthage Tigers 42-28. This was payback for the Cardinals, who suffered a 14-13 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jackson Lucas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 178 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 32 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Webb City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Williams and Jackson Dodson. Williams has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 199 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
The victory got Webb City back to even at 6-6. As for Carthage, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2.
Webb City will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Platte County at 7:00 p.m. Platte County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matchups -- so hopefully Webb City likes a good challenge. Carthage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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