Football Preview: Kickapoo Chiefs vs. Webb City Cardinals
The Kickapoo Chiefs will challenge the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Kickapoo came up short against Neosho and fell 40-27.
Meanwhile, Webb City faced Nixa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Webb City took a blow against Nixa, falling 55-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Cardinals in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.
Webb City's loss came about despite a quality game from Jackson Lucas, who rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Isaiah Tela was another key player, rushing for 101 yards on only 12 carries.
Kickapoo's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Webb City, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Kickapoo took a serious blow against Webb City in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 38-10. Thankfully for Kickapoo, Devrin Weathers (who rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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