Football Preview: Neodesha Blue Streaks vs. Baxter Springs Lions
The Neodesha Blue Streaks will challenge the Baxter Springs Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neodesha is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Neodesha is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Parsons on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Neodesha lost 38-13 to Parsons. The Blue Streaks were down 32-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Neodesha took the loss, they still got scores from Tayte Leck and Garrett Babcock.
Neodesha wouldn't let Parsons keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Neodesha can thank Maxton Cole and Babcock for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Baxter Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were outmatched by Frontenac at home and fell 70-21. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Raiders are ranked 68th).
Despite the defeat, Baxter Springs got top-tier performance from Jacob Grant, who picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. What's more, Grant also racked up ten rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in September of 2023.
Neodesha's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Baxter Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
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