The Carthage Tigers will take on the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carthage is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Carthage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Republic, who was ranked 18th at the time (Carthage was ranked 16th). Carthage skirted past Republic 30-28. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Carthage has posted since October 18, 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Webb City). They breezed past Willard to the tune of 55-0 on Friday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 48-point advantage.
Carthage better keep an eye on Talan Haslip. He was instrumental in Webb City's win, rushing for 81 yards and one TD on only five carries. Those 81 rushing yards gave Haslip a new career-high.
Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 389 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 233 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Webb City's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Carthage, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Carthage ended up a good deal behind Webb City when the teams last played back in November of 2024, losing 42-28. Thankfully for the Tigers, Jackson Lucas (who rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 32 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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