Football Preview: Bushland Falcons vs. West Plains Wolves
The Bushland Falcons will stay at home for another week and welcome the West Plains Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Bushland gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. Everything went their way against Midland Christian as Bushland made off with a 35-14 victory. Fans of the Falcons have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Meanwhile, West Plains was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Estacado 38-7 at home. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
West Plains relied on the efforts of REID MACON, who threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and SLADE RUSSELL, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave RUSSELL a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (110 yards to be exact) went to KANE WHITE-TINSLEY, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Bushland's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for West Plains, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Bushland didn't have too much breathing room in their match against West Plains in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, but they still walked away with a 47-41 victory. Does Bushland have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Plains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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