Football Preview: Knox County Eagles vs. Schuyler County Rams
The Knox County Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Schuyler County Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knox County is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Knox County lost 52-28 to Bishop LeBlond last Saturday. While losing is never fun, Knox County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Bishop LeBlond is ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Schuyler County). They blew past Keytesville, posting a 60-28 victory on the road.
It was another big night for Elliot Sevits, who rushed for 197 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 53 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Weaver, who rushed for 45 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Schuyler County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Keytesville only rushed for 117.
One reason for the win was Schuyler County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Gus Williams was the leader with 3.5.
Knox County's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Schuyler County, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Knox County was dealt a bruising 72-20 defeat at the hands of Schuyler County in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Knox County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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