Football Recap: Southwest Roughriders vs. Medicine Valley Raiders
Southwest's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 51-20 victory over the Medicine Valley Raiders. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-7.
A big part of Southwest's win came down to the chemistry between Houston Billeter and his top target Deric Kelley. Billeter threw for 167 yards and four touchdowns while Kelley picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Billeter is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Southwest now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Medicine Valley, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Southwest will head out on the road to square off against Wauneta-Palisade on Friday. Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. As for Medicine Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Wallace at 3:00 p.m. One thing working in Wallace's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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