Football Recap: Mcdonald County Skates Past Central with Ease

Mustangs

Team Score (Highest)

10/18/25 @ Central	49
09/12/25 vs Mt. Vernon	48
09/26/25 vs Monett	40
08/29/25 @ Lamar	39
09/05/25 vs Cassville	32

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McDonald County). They blew past the Central Blue Eagles 49-0 on Saturday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Blue Eagles are ranked 294th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

McDonald County's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Coming up, McDonald County will head out on the road to take on East Newton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Mustangs will be up against the Patriots' rather soft defense (which has allowed 38.5 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Central, they will host KIPP Legacy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central will be up against KIPP Legacy's rather soft defense (which has allowed 39.63 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.