Sikeston hasn't had much luck against Poplar Bluff recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Sikeston Bulldogs will welcome the Poplar Bluff Mules at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Sikeston is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 49 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Farmington on Friday. They were outmatched by the Knights on the road and fell 45-6. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Poplar Bluff was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by Jackson 57-9. While losing is never fun, the Mules can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Fighting Indians are ranked 29th).
Sikeston now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Poplar Bluff, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-4.
Sikeston took a serious blow against Poplar Bluff when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 38-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poplar Bluff's Jay Edmundson, who threw for 105 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 69 yards on only five carries. Now that Sikeston knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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