The Owensville Dutchmen will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Burroughs Bombers at 1:00 p.m.
Owensville is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against St. Clair on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Owensville was outmatched by St. Clair on the road and fell 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Dutchmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Burroughs had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Titans 42-0. Considering the Bombers have won six games by more than 24 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Dylan Macon, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Steinbach, who threw for 85 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Burroughs' defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Declan Kilbride and Gavin Wickenhauser, who racked up four sacks between them.
Owensville dropped their record down to 0-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Burroughs, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
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