The Stephenville Yellow Jackets/Honeybees will challenge the West Plains Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Stephenville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Randall to the tune of 47-7. The win was familiar territory for the Yellow Jackets/Honeybees who have now won seven matches in a row.
Stephenville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sawyer Wilkerson, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards Wilkerson has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristian Gentry, who picked up 158 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Stephenville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, West Plains came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 63-35 win over the Badgers.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in REID MACON and Reed Jerome. MACON had a great game and threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Jerome was balling out in the loss, throwing for 396 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.1% of his passes, and also rushing for 112 yards.
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 KANE WHITE-TINSLEY. WHITE-TINSLEY also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 116.
Stephenville's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 48.9 points per game. As for West Plains, their win bumped their record up to 10-3.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Stephenville has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Plains struggles in that department as they've been averaging 175. It's looking like Friday's match 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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