Kirksville and Mexico squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Kirksville had to settle for second. They fell 21-14 to the Mexico Bulldogs. That makes it the first time this season the Tigers have let down their home crowd.
Loss or not, Kirksville got some senior leadership from Ryder Lyons and Jace Kent. Lyons threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, while Kent gained 171 total yards and a touchdown. Those 303 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Lyons.
The critical scores for Mexico came from Hunter Cuno, Drew Demint, and Korbyn Dorsey.
Kirksville's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 9-1. As for Mexico, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Kirksville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mexico, they are on the road again on Friday to play Hannibal. Hannibal will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Mexico surely won't give up without a fight.
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