With a playoff game on the line, Neosho rose to the challenge on Friday. They breezed by the Raytown Bluejays to the tune of 42-6. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Bluejays are ranked 131st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Denver Welch was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.3 rushing yards per game. Cade Spiva was another key player, throwing for 235 yards and three touchdowns while completing 89.5% of his passes.
Neosho was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Raytown only rushed for 36.
The victory snapped Neosho's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-4 record. As for Raytown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Neosho wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 35-14 defeat against Carthage on the 8th. Raytown does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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