It took a month, but the Nixa Eagles finally showed what they can do when healthy.

And the performance was stellar.

Nixa exploded for three first-half goals on its way to a convincing 5-2 victory over Christian County and Central Ozark Conference rival Ozark.

The Eagles (7-4 overall, 5-1 COC) have dealt with injuries since the start of the season.

"It's our first game that we have everybody (healthy)," Nixa coach Evan Palmer said. "We've been losing somebody here or there. We lost a few kids early then we got a few back. Finally, this is our first game having everybody. It's nice to see our full squad out there."

Ethan Pellegren scored in the seventh minute and Hunter Daniels followed with goals in the 24th and 31st minutes to put the Eagles ahead 3-0.

"After I scored that first one, you could feel (Ozark's) morale go down and ours boost up. It was crazy," Pellegren said. "We were very hyped. After Hunter scored that second goal, we just took it from there."

Entering Tuesday night's match, Ozark (10-2 overall, 4-1) had only conceded six goals all season.

On the field together for the first time this year, Nixa dissected Ozark's backline with its attacking trio of Pellegren, Daniels and Andreas Luiga.

"It's great playing with such high-class players," Pellegren said. "It's fun playing and practicing with them. We're best friends at school, too. We have great chemistry."

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