Football Preview: Republic Tigers vs. Kickapoo Chiefs
The Republic Tigers will face off against the Kickapoo Chiefs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Republic beats Kickapoo with 35 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Republic took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over Ozark. Given Republic's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Ozark is ranked 86th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Republic relied on the efforts of Preston McCracken, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Mason Fleetwood, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave McCracken a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Republic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 349 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Kickapoo, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They skirted past Webb City 26-23.
Republic now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Kickapoo, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
