Hallsville hasn't had much luck against Blair Oaks recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Hallsville Indians will be staying on the road to face off against the Blair Oaks Falcons at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hallsville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Moberly 37-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Indians have posted since September 8, 2023.
A big part of Hallsville's victory came down to the chemistry between Brayden Matheney and his top target Isaac Stinson. Matheney threw for 361 yards and three touchdowns while Stinson picked up 186 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Stinson is becoming a predictor of Hallsville's success: when he posts at least 80 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). A healthy portion of Matheney's aerial production (126 yards to be exact) also went to Dalvin Smith.
Meanwhile, Blair Oaks entered their tilt with Boonville on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They claimed a resounding 49-6 win over the Pirates. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won ten matchups by 31 points or more so far this season.
Blair Oaks pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Hallsville, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Hallsville took a serious blow against Blair Oaks in their previous matchup back in October, falling 56-12. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hallsville was down 28-6.
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