Two dominant backs in Dylan Rebura and Michael Kelsey Jr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Nixa Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Waynesville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nixa has six straight victories, Waynesville has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Nixa was fully in charge, breezing past Kickapoo 48-13 at home. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Nixa can attribute much of their success to Rebura, who rushed for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and Adam Mcknight, who threw for 250 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Rebura's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Keivon Flint, who picked up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, a win for Waynesville just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Glendale, falling 45-20.
The losing side was boosted by Kelsey Jr, who rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Nixa pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Waynesville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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