The Braymer Bobcats will take on the Keytesville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Braymer has five straight victories, Keytesville has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Braymer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Northwest, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Braymer was ranked eighth). Braymer came out on top against Northwest by a score of 36-26 on Friday. The 36-point effort marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jordan Haley and Dane Palmer. Haley had a great game and rushed for 200 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Palmer was balling out in the loss, rushing for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Braymer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Keytesville fell victim to Slater and their airtight defense on Friday. They were outmatched by the Wildcats at home and fell 84-0.
Keytesville wouldn't let Slater keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Keytesville can thank Beau Linneman and Colby Jenkins for forcing both of them.
Braymer pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Keytesville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Braymer has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 317.6 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Keytesville, though, as they've been averaging only 83. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Everything came up roses for Braymer against Keytesville in their previous matchup back in August of 2022, as the squad secured a 70-12 victory. Will Braymer repeat their success, or does Keytesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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