The Baxter Springs Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Neodesha Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Baxter Springs is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 70-21 loss at the hands of Frontenac. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Raiders are ranked 68th).
Despite the defeat, Baxter Springs got top-tier performance from Jacob Grant, who picked up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Grant torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 70 yards.
Meanwhile, a win for Neodesha just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 38-13 to Parsons. The Blue Streaks were down 32-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Although Neodesha took the loss, they still got scores from Tayte Leck and Garrett Babcock.
Neodesha wouldn't let Parsons keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Neodesha can thank Maxton Cole and Babcock for forcing both of them.
Baxter Springs' loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Neodesha, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
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