Platte County vs. Carthage: Live score, updates from Missouri high school football Class 5 championship

Defending state champion Pirates carry 27-game winning streak into 1st game against Carthage

Platte County, left, will be going for a repeat championship on Friday night in St. Joseph. / David Smith

Platte County will look win its second straight Class 5 championship on Friday, Dec. 5.

The Pirates, winners of 27 in a row, will have the factor of proximity being in their favor with a short trip up Interstate 49 to play in St. Joseph.

Carthage, meanwhile, will have more than a 3-hour trip north for the game.

This is the first meeting between the two teams, according to the Platte County football history books, that dates back to 1907.

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Platte County vs. Carthage — MSHSAA Class 5 Championship

Live updates will appear here when the game starts