The Hereford Whitefaces will square off against the West Plains Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hereford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
If West Plains heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Hereford took over last week. Hereford walked away with a 30-21 win over Canyon on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Whitefaces.
Hereford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but TELL BRYANT led the charge by picking up 125 receiving yards and a touchdown. BRYANT's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 110 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, West Plains waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Demons 42-14. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Demons are ranked 502nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
REID MACON was his usual excellent self, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 227 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. SLADE RUSSELL also helped with two touchdowns in total.
West Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in four consecutive contests.
West Plains didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut BOSTON LADD.
West Plains pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.0 points per game. As for Hereford, their record now sits at 7-2.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Hereford has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 147.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Plains struggles in that department as they've been averaging 168.6. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Hereford suffered a grim 42-21 defeat to West Plains in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Hereford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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