The Stewartsville Cardinals will challenge the DeKalb Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Stewartsville and five for DeKalb dating back to last season.
Stewartsville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 69-12 loss at the hands of South Holt. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Knights are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for DeKalb's offense. They took a blow against Rock Port on Friday, falling 54-0. Having soared to a lofty 34 points in the game before, the Tigers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Stewartsville's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for DeKalb, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Stewartsville came up short against DeKalb in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 44-40. Can Stewartsville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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