Football Preview: King City Wildkats vs. Worth County/Northeast Nodaway Tigers
King City is 0-3 against Worth County/Northeast Nodaway since September of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The King City Wildkats will welcome the Worth County/Northeast Nodaway Tigers at 7:00 p.m. King City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.3 points per game this season.
King City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: St. Joseph Christian, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (King City was ranked 21st). King City took a 34-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph Christian on Friday. The Wildkats' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Graham Medsker, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Sample, who picked up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Worth County/Northeast Nodaway). They breezed by Pattonsburg at home to the tune of 94-32 on Friday. Considering the Tigers have won four matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Worth County/Northeast Nodaway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
King City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Worth County/Northeast Nodaway, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. King City has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 247.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Worth County/Northeast Nodaway struggles in that department as they've been averaging 252.1. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
King City was taken down by Worth County/Northeast Nodaway 62-8 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point King City was down 62-8.
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