Republic has a chance to get its first conference win this week when it squares off against Neosho/Neosho Christian on Friday. Neosho/Neosho Christian will be looking to take advantage of a struggling Republic defense that has allowed an average of 30 points per game.
Republic was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last week as it fell 14 - 7 to Ozark.
Meanwhile, Neosho/Neosho Christian and Nixa were almost perfectly matched up last week, but Neosho/Neosho Christian suffered an agonizing 21 - 20 defeat. The outcome was a definite jolt of excitement for Neosho/Neosho Christian after its previous game, where the margin was anything but close.
After their losses, Neosho/Neosho Christian dropped to 0-5 and Republic dropped to 1-4. We'll see which team manages to turn its luck around when they battle it out this week.
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