The Hereford Whitefaces will face off against the Canyon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Hereford took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Dumas by a score of 38-29.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canyon). They blew past Pampa 50-14 on Thursday. With that win, the Eagles brought their scoring average up to 27.6 points per game.
It was another big night for Boston Bell, who threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. His passing game has become a key predictor of Canyon's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 2-3 otherwise. Tripp Wright was another key player, gaining 141 total yards and two touchdowns.
Canyon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Canyon's defense and their five sacks. Brayden Swanson was especially locked on to Pampa's QB and sacked him twice.
Hereford pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Things could have been worse for Hereford, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 30-13 loss to Canyon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Hereford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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