Plains is 1-8 against Sudan since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Plains Cowboys will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sudan Hornets at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Plains is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 57-30 victory over Crosbyton on the road. The Cowboys pushed the score to 50-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Chiefs cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Gavin Broome, who rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 221 yards and five touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards. Brandon Cantu was Broome's top target, picking up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Plains wouldn't let Crosbyton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Plains can thank Blake Wilson and Jonathan Badillo for forcing both of them. Badillo also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15.
Meanwhile, Sudan's offense rose to the challenge against a Longhorns defense that boasted an average of only 17 points allowed on Friday. Everything went Sudan's way against Vega as Sudan made off with a 41-20 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-14.
Jaibryn Ornelas was his usual excellent self, picking up 218 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 119.5 receiving yards per game.
The victory got Plains back to even at 2-2. As for Sudan, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Plains has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 287.5 passing yards per game. Sudan, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 224 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Plains came up short against Sudan in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 47-42. Thankfully for Plains, Trent Wilson (who threw for 363 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 17.3 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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