Football Game Preview: Kelly Hawks vs. Dexter Bearcats

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 3:13am

Football Preview: Kelly Hawks vs. Dexter Bearcats

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The Kelly Hawks will face off against the Dexter Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Last Saturday, Kelly had to suffer through a 47-14 loss at the hands of New Madrid County Central. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.

Meanwhile, Dexter is still undefeated this season after their game against Southern Boone on Saturday, but Southern Boone came as close as anyone has to beating them. Dexter had just enough and edged Southern Boone out 24-21. The 24-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Nolan Alford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Langston Wernneck, who gained 106 total yards and a touchdown.

Kelly now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Dexter, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

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