Football Recap: Carthage Tigers vs. Republic Tigers
On Friday, Carthage faced Republic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Carthage Tigers took down the Republic Tigers 31-14. For Carthage, this counts as revenge for the 20-14 defeat Republic walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August of 2023.
Republic's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Trenten Coleman, who threw for 28 yards and two touchdowns, and Cannon Ellison, who picked up 24 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Carthage pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Republic, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withWebb City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Republic, they will take on Neosho at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neosho is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.9 points per game this season.
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