The Lebanon Yellowjackets will head out on the road to take on the Ozark Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Lebanon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Nixa on Friday. They had to suffer through a 56-12 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Eagles are ranked fourth).
Despite the defeat, Lebanon got top-tier performance from Jax Glendenning, who rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Glendenning showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 65 yards.
Even though they lost, Lebanon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 234 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Ozark was able to grind out a solid win over Waynesville on Friday, taking the game 27-19. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ozark.
Lebanon's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ozark, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Lebanon strolled past Ozark in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 by a score of 35-17. Will Lebanon repeat their success, or does Ozark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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