Football Preview: Nixa Eagles vs. Lebanon Yellowjackets
Nixa has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Lebanon Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Nixa's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Nixa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lebanon 56-12 on the road on Friday. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for Dylan Rebura, who rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picked up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. Adam Mcknight was another key player, throwing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Nixa wouldn't let Lebanon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nixa can thank Parker Mann and Aiden Sigman for forcing both of them. Sigman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nixa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Nixa's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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