PCM will be fighting for their chances at a playoff berth tonight as they travel south to take on the Chariton Chargers.

PCM comes into the night 2-4 on the season and 1-2 in district play after losing last week to No. 3 in Class 2A West Marshall 30-7. The Mustangs gave up 328 yards on the ground last week to West Marshall’s Preston Pope and Peyton Hart. Aiden Anderson had 116 yards on 13 touches and Adrian Robbins had 107 all-purpose yards in the loss. Coach Greg Bonnett tells KRLS Sports that there are some similarities between West Marshall and Chariton on the offensive side of the ball.

“Their offense is kind of like West Marshall except they are a little bit more diverse out of necessity. I think West Marshall feels like they are going to get seven yards per run all the time. Teams like us and Chariton that is not going to happen so you have to be a little more diverse.”

The two teams have met nine times throughout their history, with PCM leading the all-time series 7-2. The Mustangs have won the last five matchups with Chariton, including shutting them out 60-0 last year. The last time PCM lost to Chariton was back in 2001. The final score of that game was 7-0.

Pre-game will begin at 6:30 PM and Kickoff is at 7:30 PM. The game will be broadcast on the KRLS3 stream at kniakrls.com with Alex Koch and Jeff Lindsay on the call.