The Knox County Eagles will challenge the Keytesville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Knox County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Southwest 76-18 on the road on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Cooper Clair was his usual excellent self, rushing for 159 yards and six touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 37 yards and a touchdown. Carrsen Hayes was another key player, gaining 147 total yards and two touchdowns.
Knox County wouldn't let Southwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Knox County can thank Alious Hunolt and Creighton Karhoff for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Karhoff a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Knox County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Keytesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Northwest at home and fell 68-32.
Despite the loss, Keytesville got top-tier performance from Colby Jenkins, who rushed for 286 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Jenkins really tore up the turf during one magnificent 79-yard run. Luke Manson was another key player, picking up 75 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Keytesville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Griffin Cramer with two.
Knox County's win ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Keytesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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