Kirksville and Mexico are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Kirksville Tigers will welcome the Mexico Bulldogs at 6:50 p.m. on Friday. Kirksville will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
It was a proper cat-fight when Kirksville faced off against Centralia on Friday. Kirksville breezed by Centralia to the tune of 41-12. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kirksville had a senior duo take command as Jace Kent gained 122 total yards and two touchdowns and Ryder Lyons threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Kent is also on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Kirksville wouldn't let Centralia keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kirksville can thank Corbin Denslow and Blake Nesbitt for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 39 points the game before, Mexico was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They had to suffer through a 45-7 loss at the hands of MICDS. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Rams are ranked 34th).
Kirksville pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Mexico, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Kirksville strolled past Mexico when the teams last played on October 11th by a score of 28-13. Does Kirksville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mexico turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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