The Keytesville Tigers will head out to take on the Knox County Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keytesville has given up an average of 53.8 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-14, which was the final score in Keytesville's tilt against Northwest on Friday.
Although Keytesville took the loss, they still got scores from Trevin Manson and Emmitt Smith.
Even if they lost, Keytesville's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Luke Manson, Beau Linneman, and Griffin Cramer, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, Knox County strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-12 win over Lincoln. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Cardinals are ranked 112th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Keytesville better keep an eye on Cooper Clair. He was instrumental in Knox County's win, rushing for 275 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 13.1 yards per carry. Those 275 rushing yards gave Clair a new career-high.
Knox County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 351 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Knox County's record now sits at 8-0. As for Keytesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Keytesville was taken down by Knox County 58-0 in their previous matchup back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clair, who rushed for 195 yards and five TDs on only nine carries, and also threw for 54 yards and one touchdown. Now that the Tigers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
