The Stewartsville Cardinals will take on the DeKalb Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Stewartsville and five for DeKalb dating back to last season.
Stewartsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a blow against South Holt on Friday, falling 69-12. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Knights are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, DeKalb fell victim to Rock Port and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Blue Jays on the road and fell 54-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Stewartsville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Stewartsville came up short against DeKalb in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 44-40. Can Stewartsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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