A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Centralia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Kirksville sitting on eight straight wins and Centralia on four.
Kirksville's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Fulton at home to the tune of 42-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Hornets are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jace Kent continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 141 rushing yards dating back to last season. Kyle White was in the mix too, providing Kirksville with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Kirksville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Kirksville wouldn't let Fulton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kirksville can thank Keegan Wehner and Bennett Fraser for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Centralia at home against Palmyra on Friday as the squad secured a 44-12 victory. Considering Centralia has won five matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kirksville's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Centralia, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
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