The Neosho Wildcats will take on the Waynesville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Neosho has three straight wins, Waynesville has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Waynesville heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Neosho took over last week. Neosho strolled past Lebanon with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-14.
Cade Spiva had a dynamite game for Neosho, throwing for 218 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown. Hudson Williams was Spiva's top target, picking up 60 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Neosho wouldn't let Lebanon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Bostyn Patterson was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Another thorn in Lebanon's side was Trey Hardin, who picked up a sack, made 13 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Neosho was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Waynesville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 46-42 to Willard.
Neosho's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Waynesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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