Football Game Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Medicine Valley Raiders

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2025, 11:59pm

Football Preview: Southwest Roughriders vs. Medicine Valley Raiders

The Southwest Roughriders are taking a road trip to take on the Medicine Valley Raiders at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Southwest's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

Southwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Wallace, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Southwest was ranked fifth). The Roughriders strolled past the Wildcats with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 45-30.

Houston Billeter produced another solid performance rushing for 83 yards and a pair of scores on only ten carries, while also throwing for 228 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt.

Southwest didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Wallace to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Jacob Barber for the heroic effort on defense: he. Southwest hasn't an opponent to post a completion percentage of 0.43 or higher in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Medicine Valley took a blow against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on Thursday, falling 61-28.

Southwest's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Medicine Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Everything came up roses for Southwest against Medicine Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 51-20 victory. In that game, the Roughriders amassed a halftime lead of 29-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.

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