Football Preview: Webb City Cardinals vs. Carthage Tigers
Webb City has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cardinals takes on the Carthage Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Webb City and Carthage will really light up the scoreboard.
Webb City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Willard, posting a 41-6 win on the road. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Tigers are ranked 139th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Webb City had a senior duo take command as Jackson Lucas threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes and Joseph DeGraffenreid picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. DeGraffenreid's longest reception was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Webb City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brody Eggleston, Andrew Young, and Nathan Dorn picked up one apiece. Eggleston is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Carthage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 31-14.
Webb City's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Carthage, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Webb City against Carthage in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 42-7 victory. In that game, Webb City amassed a halftime lead of 27-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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