Football Preview: Grain Valley Eagles vs. Webb City Cardinals
The Grain Valley Eagles will face off against the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Grain Valley is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Grain Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Ruskin to the tune of 49-7. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Webb City was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Belton 42-6. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Pirates are ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Jackson Lucas, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Grain Valley's record now sits at 7-3. As for Webb City, their record is now 4-6.
Grain Valley lost to Webb City on the road by a decisive 49-35 margin when the teams last played back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Webb City's Gabe Johnson, who rushed for 288 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 16.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 85 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes. Now that Grain Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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