Blue Springs has gone 8-2 against Blue Springs South recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Blue Springs South Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Blue Springs and Blue Springs South will really light up the scoreboard.
Blue Springs is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 61-17 win over Park Hill South. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Blue Springs South strolled past Liberty with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 41-24.
Blue Springs South's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ayden Wilhelm, who threw for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 76 yards on only six carries. Kendrick Hawkins JR was another key back, rushing for 144 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Blue Springs South was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Liberty only rushed for 173.
Blue Springs is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Blue Springs South, their record now sits at an identical 5-2.
Blue Springs came up short against Blue Springs South in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 28-24. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hawkins JR, who rushed for 138 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Blue Springs knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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