Football Recap: Webb City Cardinals vs. Joplin Eagles
Webb City scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They and the Joplin Eagles were almost perfectly matched up, but the Webb City Cardinals suffered a 43-42 loss. Even though they lost, the Cardinals' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 26.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the defeat, Webb City had strong showings from Jackson Lucas, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and Slade Hurd, who rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Webb City is 2-1 when Hurd posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Tela, who rushed for 94 yards on only nine carries.
Even though they lost, Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Toryn Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Joplin, rushing for 146 yards and five touchdowns. With that strong performance, Jones is now averaging an impressive 102.2 rushing yards per game. Joplin also got help from Davin Thomas, who showed off his sure hands for 128 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Webb City and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Joplin, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Webb City will square off against Belton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Webb City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season. As for Joplin, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Kickapoo at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th. Joplin also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 33.4 points per game.
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