On Friday, Republic faced Carthage in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Republic Tigers took a hard 31-14 fall against the Carthage Tigers. It was the first time this season that Republic let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Republic had strong showings from Trenten Coleman, who threw for 28 yards and two touchdowns, and Cannon Ellison, who picked up 24 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Republic's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Carthage, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on Neosho 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 Carthage, they will head out to face off against Webb City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carthage is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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