Another great week of matchups!
Webb City @ Kickapoo
Joplin @ Nixa
Republic @ Ozark
Neosho @ Lebanon
Carthage @ Glendale
Willard @ Waynesville
Webb City @ Kickapoo...Webb eventually rolls. Something around 14-21 points in the end. They're too good to lose to Poo.
Joplin @ Nixa...Nixa by a million. No shot at Joplin. That's just basically going to be the mantra for Nixa the rest of the regular season.
Republic @ Ozark...I think week 2 safely showed where Ozark is. Clearly better than Willard, Glendale, and Waynesville (not 100% sure here) but not nearly ready to compete with the teams not as good as Nixa but still good. This week probably tells us where Republic really is. They got rolled by Nixa (the best) and rolled Waynesville (one of the worst). My gut tells me this gets ugly for Ozark. REPMO rolls to a 35-14 type win.
Neosho @ Lebanon...intriguing game. Neosho's fun and gun. Lebanon's ground and pound. Trying to be good vs. been good a while. Clash of styles and culture. It's darned near a toss up in my book, which means I'm giving the nod to Leb and their home crowd.
Carthage @ Glendale...Carthage could win this game 100-0 if they wanted and it's not because Carthage is all that awesome. How long until Glendale regrets the Mauk ousting? Evidently Frank Tristan is a super nice guy and his teams have gotten POUNDED in his four years in the COC. Mauk was an a$$hole by most accounts and his teams were pretty competitive.
Willard @ Waynesville...Waynesville gets to prove if they're better than the bottom dwellers or one of the bottom dwellers. I think they're closer to not being a dweller (Willard/Glendale) than being one. And they're at home. I think it's Waynesville by a couple TDs.
