Football Recap: Southwest Roughriders vs. Wauneta-Palisade Broncos
Southwest gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos 41-39. The Roughriders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Broncos, too.
A big part of Southwest's win came down to the chemistry between Houston Billeter and his top target Deric Kelley. Billeter threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns while Kelley picked up 86 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 six games he's played dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Wauneta-Palisade saw an underclassman step up: Kreyton Wiese rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Wiese is now averaging an impressive 114.8 rushing yards per game.
The victory made it two in a row for Southwest and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southwest will head out to take on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they will head out on the road to face off against Wallace at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Wallace is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 42.6 points per game this season.
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