The Boonville Pirates will face off against the Center Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Boonville has three straight victories, Center has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Boonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Eldon 58-19. With the Pirates ahead 37-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
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Boonville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tatum Hough, who rushed for 82 yards and three TDs on only ten carries, and also threw for 146 yards and a pair of touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Hough a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Alex McDonald, who rushed for 178 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Boonville's run defense was locked in: Eldon could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Bryce Newham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Boonville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.7.
Boonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Porter and Dylan Clark. Porter is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Center played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 43-20 to Clinton. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Cardinals are ranked 121st).
Center's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Boonville, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Boonville was taken down by Center 54-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2016. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pirates were down 42-0.
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