Football Preview: Ash Grove Pirates vs. Sarcoxie Bears
The Ash Grove Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Sarcoxie Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ash Grove's defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so Sarcoxie's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Ash Grove will head into Friday's contest out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 26-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Marionville by a score of 22-20. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Comets: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sarcoxie, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Diamond with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-28.
The loss snapped Ash Grove's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 6-2 record. As for Sarcoxie, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Ash Grove was taken down by Sarcoxie 46-18 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sarcoxie's Noah Garrison, who rushed for 231 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Now that Ash Grove knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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