A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Webb City Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carthage is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Carthage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Missouri's top teams: Republic, who was ranked 24th in their home state at the time (Carthage was ranked 15th). Carthage strolled past Republic with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-14.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Webb City). They claimed a resounding 41-6 victory over Willard on the road. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Cardinals with their most commanding win of the season.
A big part of Webb City's win came down to the chemistry between Jackson Lucas and his top target Joseph DeGraffenreid. Lucas threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns on only 18 passes while DeGraffenreid picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown. DeGraffenreid got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 67 yards.
Webb City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brody Eggleston, Andrew Young, and Nathan Dorn picked up one apiece. Eggleston is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made nine or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Webb City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Carthage's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Webb City, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Carthage took a serious blow against Webb City in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Webb City's Gabe Johnson, who rushed for 197 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Now that Carthage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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