Football Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Paxton Tigers
After two games on the road, Southwest is heading back home. They will host the Paxton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.9 points per game this season.
Southwest will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on the road and fell 56-22. The contest marked the Roughriders' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Paxton humbled Medicine Valley with a 51-20 victory.
Southwest's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Paxton, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Southwest strolled past Paxton when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 50-35. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Paxton's Gunnar Foster, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Southwest to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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