Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nixa). They breezed by the Lebanon Yellowjackets on the road to the tune of 56-12 on Friday. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Dylan Rebura was his usual excellent self, rushing for 183 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also picking up 41 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 130 rushing yards dating back to last season. Adam Mcknight was another key player, throwing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes.
Nixa wouldn't let Lebanon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nixa can thank Parker Mann and Aiden Sigman for forcing both of them. Sigman also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nixa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
When it comes to explaining why Lebanon lost, don't look at Jax Glendenning. Despite the final result, he rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns. Glendenning was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 65 yards.
Nixa pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Nixa will have a chance to go back-to-back against Lebanon: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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