Two dominant backs in Jax Glendenning and Dylan Rebura are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Lebanon Yellowjackets will take on the Nixa Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Lebanon is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 46 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Nixa on Friday. They were dealt a 56-12 loss at the hands of the Eagles. The game marked the Yellowjackets' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Rebura was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown for Nixa. Rebura's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Adam Mcknight, who threw for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nixa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Nixa wouldn't let Lebanon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nixa can thank Parker Mann and Aiden Sigman for forcing both of them. Sigman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Lebanon's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Nixa, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
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