Southwest suffered their biggest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against the Wallace Wildcats, falling 67-45. The Roughriders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Southwest's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Houston Billeter, who threw for 402 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.5% of his passes, and Deric Kelley, who picked up 128 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 four games he's played dating back to last season.
Ashtin Johns was his usual excellent self, rushing for 178 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry for Wallace. The dominant performance gave Johns a new career-high in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Southwest and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Wallace, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Southwest will be playing at home against Medicine Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Southwest is facing Medicine Valley at the right time seeing as Medicine Valley is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Wallace, they will challenge Paxton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Wallace's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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