Football Preview: Osage Indians vs. Boonville Pirates
After two games on the road, Osage is heading back home. They will welcome the Boonville Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Osage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hallsville 52-16 on the road on Friday. Considering Osage has won four matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Boonville strolled past California with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-7. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Pintos are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boonville relied on the efforts of Evan Bishop, who rushed for 20 yards and two touchdowns, and Alex Mcdonald, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. Those 127 rushing yards gave Mcdonald a new career-high.
Boonville wouldn't let California keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Clayton Schuster, Cooper Pfeiffer, and Jett Storm picked up one apiece.
Osage's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Boonville, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Osage strolled past Boonville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 31-16. Will Osage repeat their success, or does Boonville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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