The Boonville Pirates will head out to square off against the Osage Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season.
Boonville took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past California with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Pintos are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Boonville can attribute much of their success to Evan Bishop, who rushed for 20 yards and two touchdowns, and Alex Mcdonald, who rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown. Those 127 rushing yards gave Mcdonald a new career-high.
Boonville wouldn't let California keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Clayton Schuster, Cooper Pfeiffer, and Jett Storm picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Osage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Indians 52-16 on the road. That looming 52-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Osage yet this season.
Boonville's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Osage, their record now sits at an identical 5-1.
Things could have been worse for Boonville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-16 loss to Osage when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Boonville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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