Defense supposedly travels well on the road in football.

Platte County showed offense does too.

The Pirates (13-0) extended their win streak to 27 games, and stands one win away from back-to-back Missouri Class 5 state titles after a 64-38 win at Kirkwood on Saturday afternoon.

Adam Gisler led Platte County with five rushing touchdowns, while quarterback Rocco Marriott added four touchdowns, including three passing scores to fellow senior wideout Braiden Stevens.

Kirkwood (11-2) pulled within 21-14 midway through the second quarter, but Platte County scored after a long pass to Stevens to set up a Gisler touchdown run for a 28-14 lead with 3:33 left in the half.

Then after a Kirkwood interception, the Pioneers endured a bad snap to give PCHS a safety with 1:33 in the second. Platte County followed with a three-and-out and punted to the KHS 1. On the following play, Kirkwood fumbled at its own 1, and Marriott took a keeper into the end zone. Suddenly in just four minutes, the Pirates held a 36-14 halftime lead and didn't look back.

Platte County will play for its second straight state championship next Friday at 7 pm at Missouri Western in St. Joseph.