The Mound City Panthers will head out to take on the South Holt Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mound City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Rock Port, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Mound City was ranked 25th). Mound City was outmatched by Rock Port at home and fell 46-16. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Holt's offense. They were dealt a 50-0 defeat at the hands of Nodaway Valley co-op [West Nodaway/Nodaway-Holt] on Friday. The Knights' loss continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Mound City's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for South Holt, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Mound City couldn't quite finish off South Holt in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 and fell 58-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of South Holt's Cole Medsker, who rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 133 yards and four touchdowns. Now that Mound City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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