Football Preview: Mexico Bulldogs vs. Kirksville Tigers
Mexico and Kirksville are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Mexico Bulldogs are on the road again on Friday to play the Kirksville Tigers at 6:50 p.m.
Mexico is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 39 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against MICDS on Friday. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of the Rams. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Rams are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Kirksville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Centralia 41-12. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Kirksville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jace Kent, who gained 122 total yards and two touchdowns, and Ryder Lyons, who threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Kent is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Kirksville wouldn't let Centralia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kirksville can thank Corbin Denslow and Blake Nesbitt for forcing both of them.
Mexico now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Kirksville, they pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Mexico lost to Kirksville on the road by a decisive 28-13 margin in their previous matchup on October 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kent, who rushed for 289 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that Mexico knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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