The Nixa Eagles will square off against the Kirkwood Pioneers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nixa comes in on 12 and Kirkwood on eight.
Nixa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They slipped by Lee's Summit North 21-20. The 21-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nixa found their leader in sophomore Adam Mcknight, who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 95 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Mcknight has posted since back in August. Backing up that air attack was Dylan Rebura, who rushed for 106 yards.
Meanwhile, Kirkwood has more to be thankful for after their contest against Webster Groves on Thursday. Kirkwood simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Webster Groves 46-6. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won nine games by 28 points or more so far this season.
Kirkwood's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 50.2 points. As for Nixa, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
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