Pittsburg won the last time they faced Fort Scott, and things went their way on Friday too. The Pittsburg Dragons walked away with a 23-14 win over the Fort Scott Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
It was another big night for Stone Peery, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Carsen Nickelson, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Pittsburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 208 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pittsburg's defense and their seven sacks. De'Marus Partee was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up fourhimself.
Pittsburg's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Fort Scott, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-1 record.
Pittsburg will square off against Paola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pittsburg is facing Paola at the right time seeing as Paola is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Fort Scott, they will take on Labette County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Scott's defense has only allowed 16 points per game this season, so Labette County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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