Hallsville won the last time they faced Eldon, and things went their way on Friday too. The Hallsville Indians walked away with a 38-29 win over the Eldon Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
A big part of Hallsville's victory came down to the chemistry between Brayden Matheney and his top target Isaac Stinson. Matheney threw for 346 yards and four touchdowns while Stinson picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Matheney's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 346 passing yards dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Hallsville's defense and their four sacks. Tison Perrigo was especially locked on to Eldon's QB and sacked him twice. Perrigo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Hallsville's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Eldon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Hallsville will look to defend their home field on Friday against Osage at 7:00 p.m. Osage's defense has only allowed 15.4 points per game this season, so Hallsville's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Eldon, they are taking a road trip to square off against Southern Boone at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Boone is coming into the match with three straight losses at home, meaning Eldon will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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