The matchup between Webb City and Nixa on Friday hardly resembled the 14-7 effort from their previous meeting. The Webb City Cardinals had to suffer through a 55-21 loss at the hands of the Nixa Eagles. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Webb City lost, don't look at Jackson Lucas. Despite the final result, he rushed for 114 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Lucas a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Tela, who rushed for 101 yards on only 12 carries.
Dylan Rebura had an outrageously good game for Nixa as he rushed for 229 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Mcknight, who picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Webb City's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Nixa, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Webb City will head out to face off against Kickapoo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Nixa, they will host Joplin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long.
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