The West Plains Wolves are taking a road trip to square off against the Canyon Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Plains is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.8 points per game this season.
West Plains will head out to face Canyon after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. West Plains took a blow against Liberty Christian, falling 56-7. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Warriors are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Canyon entered their tilt with Piedra Vista last Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 44-30.
Canyon can attribute much of their success to Colt Cruth, who gained 156 total yards and four touchdowns, and Boston Bell, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes.
West Plains' loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-3. As for Canyon, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for West Plains against Canyon in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 48-21 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Plains since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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