Football Preview: West Plains Wolves vs. Lampasas Badgers
Two dominant signal callers in REID MACON and Reed Jerome are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Plains Wolves will face off against the Lampasas Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Plains comes in on seven and Lampasas on three.
West Plains is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over Brownwood. Considering the Wolves have won eight matchups by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for MACON, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 205 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. He is becoming a predictor of West Plains' success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). SLADE RUSSELL was another key player, gaining 162 total yards and two touchdowns.
West Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
West Plains wouldn't let Brownwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Plains can thank BRODY TUPIN and AYDEN RODRIGUEZ for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Lampasas against Dumas on Friday as the squad secured a 55-21 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-14.
Lampasas' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for West Plains, their record is now 9-3.
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