Football Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Medicine Valley Raiders
The Southwest Roughriders will square off against the Medicine Valley Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Southwest is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against Wallace, falling 67-45. The Roughriders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southwest's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Houston Billeter, who threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.5% of his passes, and Deric Kelley, who picked up 128 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 four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Medicine Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-31 to Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Mustangs are ranked 23rd).
Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Medicine Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Southwest was taken down by Medicine Valley 42-6 when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Thankfully for Southwest, Landon Lenz (who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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