The Nixa Eagles will face off against the De Smet Jesuit Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nixa comes in on 13 and De Smet Jesuit on six.
Nixa is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Kirkwood by a score of 56-46. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Eagles, who until this contest were averaging 13.23 points allowed.
Dylan Rebura was his usual excellent self, rushing for 335 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Rebura is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 105 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Adam Mcknight, who rushed for 111 yards on only 11 carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Nixa's defensive line and their three sacks. Jacob Grimm was especially locked on to Kirkwood's QB and sacked him twice. Nixa got some further help from Parker Mann: he made 16 total tackles.
Nixa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 457 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, De Smet Jesuit faced Liberty in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Everything went De Smet Jesuit's way against Liberty as De Smet Jesuit made off with a 34-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won nine matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
De Smet Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.6 points per game. As for Nixa, their victory bumped their record up to 13-0.
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