The Mark Twain Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Wright City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mark Twain is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Mark Twain will head into Friday's match ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Van-Far on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 22-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Mark Twain fell just short of Van-Far by a score of 28-26.
Meanwhile, the third road game was the charm for Wright City, as they earned their first road win of the season. They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over Louisiana on the road. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 21 point advantage.
It was another big night for Duan McRoberts Jr., who rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Dayton Humphreys was another key player, throwing for 120 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wright City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 266 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Mark Twain's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Wright City, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Mark Twain took a serious blow against Wright City when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McRoberts Jr., who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Mark Twain knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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