The Rock Port Blue Jays will face off against the Mound City Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rock Port knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six matchups -- so hopefully Mound City likes a good challenge.
Rock Port is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt], who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Rock Port was ranked eighth). Rock Port was the clear victor by a 66-42 margin over Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] on Friday. The Blue Jays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 22 points or more this season.
Corbyn Jakub continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 243 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Brock Holmes, who rushed for 33 yards and two touchdowns.
Rock Port wouldn't let Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rock Port can thank Gabe Gebhards and Holmes for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt]'s side was Ryder Herron, who made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mound City). They blew past DeKalb 50-28 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their six-point performance the match before.
Rock Port pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Mound City, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-4.
Rock Port came up short against Mound City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 66-54. Can Rock Port avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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