Rock Port has gone 7-1 against DeKalb recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Rock Port Blue Jays will be playing at home against the DeKalb Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rock Port has three straight victories, DeKalb has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Rock Port's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 70-0 win over Stewartsville at home. The Blue Jays' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Rock Port can attribute much of their success to Corbyn Jakub, who threw for 49 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Brock Holmes helped Jakub out on the ground, rushing for 24 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-34, which was the final score in DeKalb's tilt against South Holt on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Knights are ranked fifth).
Rock Port's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for DeKalb, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything came up roses for Rock Port against DeKalb in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 64-0 win. Will Rock Port repeat their success, or does DeKalb have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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