The Kennett Indians's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Poplar Bluff Mules at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Kennett's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Dexter on Friday. They were beaten by the Bearcats 53-0. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Bearcats are ranked 77th).
Meanwhile, Poplar Bluff came up short against West Plains on Friday and fell 35-28.
Kennett's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Poplar Bluff, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Kennett took a serious blow against Poplar Bluff in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poplar Bluff's Jay Edmundson, who threw for 179 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Kennett 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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