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| 10/17/25 - Home | 56-16 W |
| 10/04/24 - Away | 50-28 W |
| 09/29/23 - Home | 48-22 W |
| 10/14/22 - Away | 68-40 W |
| 10/15/21 - Home | 56-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
It was a proper cat-fight when Mound City challenged DeKalb on Friday. The Panthers blew past the Tigers 56-16. Considering the Panthers have won five matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Creyton Roup had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 131 yards and four scores on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing touchdowns he has posted since back in October of 2024. Henry Smith was another key player, rushing for 94 yards and a pair of TDs on only five carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mound City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Although DeKalb took the loss, they still got scores from Kyle Funk and Cooper Wachtel.
Mound City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 47.7 points over those games. As for DeKalb, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mound City is set to take on their familiar foe Rock Port at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,008 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, DeKalb will square off against rival East Atchison [Tarkio/Fairfax] at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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