The Platte County Pirates will square off against the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Platte County sitting on 11 straight victories and Webb City on three.
Platte County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on St. Pius X with a sharp 45-23 win. Considering the Pirates have won ten contests by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Webb City duked it out withCarthage on Friday. Webb City enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Carthage. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Cardinals were the (much) better team in the second half.
Jackson Lucas continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 178 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 32 yards and a touchdown. Those 178 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matchups.
Webb City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Williams and Jackson Dodson. Williams has been hot , having also posted five or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Platte County's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Webb City, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Platte County skirted past Webb City 24-21 in their previous meeting back in November of 2020. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Webb City's Devrin Weathers, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Platte County to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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