Neosho hasn't had much luck against Webb City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Neosho Wildcats will take on the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. Neosho will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
While Neosho didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 42-20 margin over Waynesville on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Tigers are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Denver Welch and Cade Spiva were among the main playmakers for Neosho as the former rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries and the latter threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns. Welch's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Webb City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 20-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ozark.
Although Webb City took the loss, they still got scores from Mason Williams and Andrew Young.
Neosho's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Webb City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Neosho has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 209.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Webb City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 237.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Neosho ended up a good deal behind Webb City when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 37-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Webb City's Gabe Johnson, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown while completing 85.7% of his passes. Now that Neosho 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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