Football Recap: Boonville Piles Up the Points Against Hallsville

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Previous Games

09/12/25 - Home	42-12 W
09/13/24 - Away	34-32 W
09/08/23 - Home	50-52 L
09/09/22 - Away	59-58 W
10/22/21 - Home	30-36 L
+ 3 more games

Boonville barely beat Hallsville the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Pirates claimed a resounding 42-12 victory over the Indians. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 29-point advantage.

Alex McDonald was a one-man wrecking crew as he rushed for 245 yards and three scores while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Those 245 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Tatum Hough, who rushed for 81 yards and one TD on only eight carries.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Boonville proved: they limited Hallsville to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Bryce Newham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Boonville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged nine.

When it comes to explaining why Hallsville lost on Friday, don't look at Landon Cunningham. Despite the final result, he threw for 243 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and one score.

Boonville now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hallsville, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coming up, Boonville will venture away from home to square off against Southern Boone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Hallsville, they will host Macon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.