The Capital City Cavaliers will venture away from home to take on the Camdenton Lakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Capital City earned a 21-14 win over Smith-Cotton. Given the Cavaliers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Tigers are ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Camdenton, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They took down Hickman 38-21 on Friday. With that victory, the Lakers brought their scoring average up to 26.1 points per game.
It was another big night for Karson Durnin, who threw for 257 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Owen Borbe did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 91 receiving yards.
Camdenton's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Paul Muff with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Capital City's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Camdenton, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Capital City came out on top in a nail-biter against Camdenton in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Camdenton's Kade Durnin, who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 333 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Capital City to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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