Two dominant backs in Toryn Jones and Dylan Rebura are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Joplin Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Nixa Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Joplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.4 points per game this season.
Joplin is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Kickapoo with points to spare, taking the game 21-7.
Joplin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jones out in front who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Davin Thomas, who picked up 130 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Nixa put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 35-8 win over Ozark. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Rebura continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 258 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Randy Flint got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Nixa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Joplin's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Nixa, their win bumped their record up to 10-0.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Joplin has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Nixa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 248.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Joplin was taken down by Nixa 49-0 when the teams last played back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rebura, who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Now that Joplin 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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