Class 3 District 5-8 Preview

<!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>District 5</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>John Burroughs 11-10-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>University City 4-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Jennings 0-8</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>MICDS 7-20</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lutheran North 3-17</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Normandy 1-5</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projections: John Burroughs and MICDS have a rematch from a 3-0 sweep for John Burroughs, and the same outlook for this match is 3-0 Bombers.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>District 6</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lutheran St. Charles 17-10</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Orchard Farm 9-14-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. St. Charles West 4-16</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>St. Charles 14-9-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Winfield 11-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>STEAM Academy 5-9-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projection: [player_tooltip player_id='150022' first='Mattie' last='Reynolds'] and the Cougars meet up with [player_tooltip player_id='102462' first='Addison' last='Kersting'] and the Pirates from St. Charles for the final. St. Charles survived a 4 set win over Winfield to reach the finals but the Cougars are more than the Pirates can handle for a Lutheran 3-1 win.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>District 7</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hallsville 7-15-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kirksville 7-18-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Wright City 7-13-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Centralia 13-9</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mexico 6-11-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bowling Green 7-10-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projection: This district is a toss-up, but I'll go with the history of Kirksville to pull off two upsets over Hallsville and Centralia to reach the state playoffs.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"textColor":"primary"} --> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><strong>District 8</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Blair Oaks 26-2-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Southern Boone 5-9-3</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Boonville 6-9-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>California 22-2-1</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Bye</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fatima 9-16-4</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Vs. Fulton 15-6-2</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Projection: Class 3 state champion Blair Oaks will blast into the finals and lock up with the Pintos of California. Both teams are legit final four contenders but unfortunately for California they can't get past the tough Falcons as [player_tooltip player_id='124226' first='Autumn' last='Bax'], [player_tooltip player_id='150054' first='Bailey' last='Braun'], and [player_tooltip player_id='150016' first='Anna' last='Wekenborg'] carry Blair Oaks to another title with a 3-0 win. Blair Oaks knocked off the Pintos earlier in the year 3-1.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->