Friday just wasn't the day for Willard's offense. They were dealt a 35-0 loss at the hands of the Joplin Eagles on Friday. The Tigers have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Daniel Rose was a one-man wrecking crew for Joplin as he threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Rose a new career-high in rushing yards. Davin Thomas was in the mix as well, providing Joplin with two touchdowns.
Willard's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Joplin, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Willard will face off against Republic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Republic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season. As for Joplin, they will challenge Webb City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Joplin also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 32 points per game.
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