Football Preview: Waynesville Tigers vs. Nixa Eagles
Two dominant backs in Michael Kelsey Jr and Dylan Rebura are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Waynesville Tigers are taking a road trip to challenge the Nixa Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Waynesville has struggled recently with 11 defeats in a row, while Nixa will arrive with seven straight wins.
Waynesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Nixa on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Eagles are ranked third).
Nixa's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was 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. Wyatt Vincent also helped with two touchdowns in total.
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.
Waynesville's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Nixa, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
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