The Rock Port Blue Jays will venture away from home to challenge the South Holt Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are still undefeated after four-games, but that won't be the case come Thursday.
Rock Port's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by DeKalb at home to the tune of 54-0. Given the Blue Jays' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Tigers are ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Corbyn Jakub was his usual excellent self, rushing for 125 yards and four touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 104 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Brock Holmes was another key player, picking up 50 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rock Port's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Jack Meyerkorth, Tayden Cook, and Jakub picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for South Holt on the road against Stewartsville on Friday as the squad secured a 69-12 win. The match marked the Knights' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Rock Port's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for South Holt, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Rock Port was dealt a bruising 71-22 defeat at the hands of South Holt in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rock Port was down 49-22.
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