KWWR Sports Report 9/20/2024

The Mexico Bulldogs football team will host the Marshall Owls at Hawthorne Heights in Mexico on Friday, September 20, 2024.

It is Homecoming for the Bulldogs.

Mexico is 1 – 2 and Marshall is 0 – 3.

It’s week 4 of the high school football season and checking some of the games for Friday, September 20, 2024:

• Centralia Panthers host the Monroe City Panthers
• Blair Oaks travels to California
• Boonville is at home against Southern Boone
• In a battle of undefeated teams North Callaway hosts the Bowling Green Bobcats
• Capital City goes to Rock Bridge
• Hickman hosts Battle
• Fulton is at home against Hannibal
• Hallsville travels to Macon
• Helias is on the road at Camdenton
• Jefferson City hosts Smith-Cotton
• Kirksville goes to Moberly
• Louisiana is at home playing Wright City
• Van-Far is at Mark Twain
• It’s Homecoming for the Mexico Bulldogs as they Host the Marshall Owls
• Missouri Military Academy is at home playing Linn
• Montgomery County visits South Callaway
• Palmyra hosts Highland
• Osage is at home against Eldon
• South Shelby plays Clark County
• Tolton travels to Summit Christian

The Mexico High School girls softball team slugged it out with their rival Fulton in Fulton on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Mexico would get down 10-0 early in the game with the Lady Hornets scoring 3 in the first inning, 2 in the second, and 5 in the third.

The Lady Bulldogs started mounting a comeback with five runs in the fifth and tied the ball game with five more runs in the sixth inning.

Fulton would score in the 7th to win the ball game 11 – 10.

Mexico’s Hannah Loyd hit two home runs in the game and collected 4 RBI.

Aleigha Henderson had a three hit, four RBI night.

Alyssa Miller went 2 – 4 at the plate and scored two runs.

Landri Teel was 2 – 4 at the plate and scored two runs.

Mexico collected 10 hits in total for the game.

The Mexico High School girls tennis team hosted the Moberly Spartans on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Mexico lost 6 – 3.

Mexico head coach Kim Costley says “We had a competitive match with Moberly tonight. We were able to close out 2 varsity doubles matches. We have been focusing on doubles and we saw some much improved net play. We have played 7 of the past 10 days including a tournament. I was proud of the girls for battling as I know they are tired but they never wavered. The JV team has some nice play and they are showing improvement weekly.”

The St. Louis Cardinals has their three game winning streak come to an end with a 3 – 2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

Brendan Donovan went 4 – 4 at the plate including 2 RBI. Paul Goldschmidt scored two runs.

The Redbirds ended up taking 3 out of 4 games and won the series against the Pirates.

The New York Jets defeated the New England Patriots 24 – 3 on Thursday Night Football.

The Jets improved to 2 – 1, while the Patriots fell to 1 – 2.

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