Football Preview: Harrisonville Wildcats vs. Odessa Bulldogs
Harrisonville and Odessa are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Harrisonville Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Odessa Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Harrisonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
Harrisonville will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Oak Grove on Friday. Harrisonville blew past Oak Grove 42-7 at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Harrisonville can attribute much of their success to Levi Hall, who rushed for 212 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry, and Brandon Phillips, who rushed for 222 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Hall really tore up the turf during one magnificent 80-yard run.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harrisonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 481 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Odessa was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 20-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chillicothe. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Harrisonville pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Odessa, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Harrisonville against Odessa in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-14 victory. In that matchup, Harrisonville amassed a halftime lead of 35-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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