The West Plains Wolves will take on the Bushland Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for West Plains at home against Estacado as the squad secured a 38-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wolves.
West Plains can attribute much of their success to REID MACON, who threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns, and SLADE RUSSELL, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards MACON has posted since back in October of 2023. 110 of those passing yards were hauled in by KANE WHITE-TINSLEY, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bushland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Midland Christian with a sharp 35-14 victory. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Mustangs are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Plains pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bushland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
West Plains came up short against Bushland in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 47-41. Can West Plains avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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