With a playoff game on the line, Boonville rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 40-13 victory over the Knob Noster/Leeton Panthers and Bulldogs. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Evan Bishop was a one-man wrecking crew for Boonville as he rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 135 yards and a touchdown. Those 58 rushing yards gave Bishop a new career-high. Landon Conz was in the mix too, providing Boonville with a touchdown.
Boonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Boonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Porter and Dylan Clark.
Boonville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.8 points per game. As for Knob Noster/Leeton, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Boonville beat Knob Noster/Leeton by a score of 40-13 later that day.
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