Football Preview: Mound City Panthers vs. Rock Port Blue Jays
After two games on the road, Mound City is heading back home. They will welcome the Rock Port Blue Jays at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Mound City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against DeKalb on Friday as Mound City made off with a 50-28 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their six-point performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Rock Port faced Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Rock Port was the clear victor by a 66-42 margin over Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]. The Blue Jays' win was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.
Corbyn Jakub continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 243 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Brock Holmes, who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns.
Rock Port wouldn't let Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rock Port can thank Gabe Gebhards and Holmes for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]'s side was Ryder Herron, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Mound City's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4. As for Rock Port, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Mound City was able to grind out a solid victory over Rock Port in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 66-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Jakub, who rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mound City still be able to contain Jakub? There's only one way to find out.
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