The Paxton Tigers will square off against the Southwest Roughriders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Paxton has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Southwest will arrive with seven straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-37, which was the final score in Paxton's tilt against Medicine Valley on Friday. The Tigers were down 56-31 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Meanwhile, Southwest blew past Sumner-Eddyville-Miller, posting a 65-30 win. Considering the Roughriders have won six matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Paxton better keep an eye on Houston Billeter. He was instrumental in Southwest's win, throwing for 379 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 111 yards and one TD on only ten carries. Thanks to that big game, Billeter is now up to 22 passing touchdowns on the season. Southwest's leading receiver Deric Kelley was Billeter's top target yet again, picking up 110 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Southwest proved: they limited Sumner-Eddyville-Miller to a paltry 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Gage Hammond for the heroic effort on defense: he. Southwest didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.8.
Southwest's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Paxton, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Paxton suffered a grim 31-6 defeat to Southwest when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Will the Tigers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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