The Southwest Roughriders will take on the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos on Friday. Southwest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
Southwest took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 51-20 win over Medicine Valley at home. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won three games by 31 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Southwest's victory came down to the chemistry between Houston Billeter and his top target Deric Kelley. Billeter threw for 167 yards and four touchdowns while Kelley picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Billeter is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southwest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Wauneta-Palisade entered their match against Sumner-Eddyville-Miller on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Wauneta-Palisade was dealt a 48-20 loss at the hands of Sumner-Eddyville-Miller. The contest marked the Broncos' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kreyton Wiese and Maddox Jones. Jones had a solid game and rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Meanwhile, Wiese was balling out in the loss, rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
Southwest now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Southwest has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 276.6 passing yards per game. Wauneta-Palisade, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 190.8 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Southwest beat Wauneta-Palisade 37-25 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Southwest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wauneta-Palisade turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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