A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bobcats challenges the Mountain Grove Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain Grove is hoping to do what Willow Springs couldn't on Friday: put an end to Thayer's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Thayer took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 47-0 victory over Willow Springs. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Bears are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mountain Grove waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 41-20 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Thayer's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Mountain Grove, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Thayer was taken down by Mountain Grove 35-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Thayer have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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