It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Plains had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-35 victory over the Lampasas Badgers. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won nine matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Leading West Plains to victory were REID MACON and SLADE RUSSELL. MACON threw for 361 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, while RUSSELL rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. MACON also punched in two rushing touchdowns, which is notable because West Plains is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. KANE WHITE-TINSLEY also helped out as he racked up 116 receiving yards.
West Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 274 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
West Plains didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of BOSTON LADD and WHITE-TINSLEY.
When it comes to explaining why Lampasas lost, don't look at Reed Jerome. Despite the final result, he threw for 396 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.1% of his passes, and also rushed for 112 yards. That's the most rushing yards Jerome has posted since back in September. Ty Johnson also helped out with an impressive 191 receiving yards.
West Plains' record now sits at 10-3. As for Lampasas, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.
West Plains will face off against Stephenville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in West Plains' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight matches. Lampasas does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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