It’s a big game for the Helias Crusaders. Sure, they’ve beaten Capital City in their previous three meetings. But that’s the past. The focus is fully on the Cavaliers for a lot of reasons tonight at Ray Hentges Stadium.
The Blair Oaks Falcons remember the past two times they visited Boonville very well. The score was constantly changing on the scoreboard in both games in 2021. A total of 76 points were scored in the regular-season meeting, a 41-35 win for Boonville, while 102 points were compiled in Blair Oaks’ 64-38 district win seven weeks later. Coming into tonight’s Tri-County Conference matchup at Gene Reagan Field, the Falcons and the Pirates are averaging a combined 80 points per game this season. The offenses know how to find the end zone.
Through the first third of the season, the Capital City Cavaliers are off to a perfect start for the second consecutive season. Now comes the hardest part of the schedule. The middle third of the Cavaliers’ season kicks off tonight with their toughest test yet as they host the Rock Bridge Bruins at 7 p.m. in a Central Missouri Activities Conference matchup.
The School of the Osage Indians had one of the biggest in-season turnarounds in 2022. Osage dropped its first three games of the season, allowing more than 40 points to Jefferson City, Moberly and Blair Oaks. By season’s end, the Indians were the second-best team in the Tri-County Conference and lost in the district title game to the eventual Class 3 state runner-up. Osage, which has lost its first two games this season, wouldn’t mind seeing a repeat of last year, with one exception: Turning the tables one week earlier in tonight’s conference opener against the Blair Oaks Falcons.
The Russellville Indians are getting some state-wide attention. For the first time in program history, Russellville received votes in the Missouri Media Rankings this week.