The Plattsburg Tigers will head out to challenge the Bishop LeBlond Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Plattsburg is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Archie, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Plattsburg was ranked 17th). Plattsburg was dealt a 78-30 loss at the hands of Archie on Friday. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 66-22.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Bishop LeBlond on the road against Greenfield on Saturday as the squad secured a 66-36 victory. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won six games by 24 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop LeBlond to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tripp Helsel, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Helsel a new career-high in rushing yards. Trey Icke was another key receiver, gaining 108 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Bishop LeBlond was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Bishop LeBlond didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob Winkelbauer and Jackson Crews.
Plattsburg's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Bishop LeBlond, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Plattsburg was taken down by Bishop LeBlond 60-12 when the teams last played back in September. Can Plattsburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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