Football Preview: Nixa Eagles vs. Waynesville Tigers
Two dominant backs in Dylan Rebura and Michael Kelsey Jr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Nixa Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Waynesville Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nixa has seven straight wins, Waynesville has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Nixa's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Waynesville, posting a 42-0 victory on the road. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Nixa's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Rebura, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Rebura's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Vincent, who picked up 155 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Nixa wouldn't let Waynesville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kaden Kelley was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11. Nixa got some further help from Parker Mann: he made 14 total tackles.
Nixa's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Waynesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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