The West Plains Wolves will square off against the Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees 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 eight and Stephenville on seven.
West Plains is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-35 win over Lampasas. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won nine games by 22 points or more so far this season.
West Plains can attribute much of their success to REID MACON, who threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and SLADE RUSSELL, who rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. MACON also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because West Plains is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. KANE WHITE-TINSLEY was in the mix as well, providing West Plains with two touchdowns.
West Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
West Plains didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of BOSTON LADD and WHITE-TINSLEY.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Stephenville against Randall on Friday as the squad secured a 47-7 victory. The Yellow Jackets/Honeybees might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Stephenville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sawyer Wilkerson led the charge by rushing for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Wilkerson has posted since back in September. Another receiver making a difference was Tristian Gentry, who picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stephenville's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.4 points per game. As for West Plains, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. West Plains has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 175 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Stephenville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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