The Rolla Pirates will head out to take on the South Barber Chieftains on Friday. Rolla has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while South Barber will come in with six straight victories.
Rolla is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Moscow on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Rolla had to suffer through a 77-40 loss at the hands of Moscow.
Meanwhile, while South Barber put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Pawnee Heights. South Barber breezed by Pawnee Heights on the road to the tune of 32-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Chieftains just coasted through the last quarter.
South Barber got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Austin Swonger out in front who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also threw for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Swonger is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Garen Cantrell was another key pass catcher, picking up 159 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Rolla's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for South Barber, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Rolla took a serious blow against South Barber when the teams last played back in November of 2017, falling 68-8. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rolla was down 68-8.
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