There's no place like home for Southwest, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Paxton Tigers with a sharp 31-6 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Roughriders, who have now won four contests by 25 points or more so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwest to victory, but perhaps none more so than Houston Billeter, who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. Billeter didn't just play on offense: he also made nine total tackles and defended two passes. Deric Kelley was Billeter's top target, picking up 107 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kelley and Jacob Barber.
Southwest is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Paxton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Southwest nor Paxton have any future games scheduled.
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