Plains is 1-8 against Sudan since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Plains Cowboys will host the Sudan Hornets at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Plains is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Crosbyton 57-30 on the road on Friday. The Cowboys pushed the score to 50-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chiefs cut but never quite recovered from.
Gavin Broome continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 221 yards and five touchdowns. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 55 yards. Brandon Cantu was Broome's top target, picking up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Plains wouldn't let Crosbyton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Plains can thank Blake Wilson and Jonathan Badillo for forcing both of them. Badillo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Meanwhile, Sudan's offense rose to the challenge against a Longhorns defense that boasted an average of only 17 points allowed last Friday. Everything went Sudan's way against Vega as Sudan made off with a 41-20 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-14.
Jaibryn Ornelas was his usual excellent self, picking up 218 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119.5 receiving yards per game.
The victory got Plains back to even at 2-2. As for Sudan, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Plains came up short against Sudan in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 47-42. Thankfully for Plains, Trent Wilson (who threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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