Football Preview: Belton Pirates vs. Webb City Cardinals
The Belton Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belton will be strutting in after a win while Webb City will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Belton was able to grind out a solid victory over Ruskin, taking the game 27-20. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Meanwhile, Webb City scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They and Joplin were almost perfectly matched up, but Webb City suffered a 43-42 loss. That's two games in a row now that the Cardinals have lost by just one point.
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. Hurd is becoming a predictor of Webb City's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Webb City also got a significant boost from Isaiah Tela, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
The win got Belton back to even at 5-5. As for Webb City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Belton took a serious blow against Webb City in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 71-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Webb City's Gabe Johnson, who rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown. Now that Belton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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