West Plains had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Randall Raiders as they made off with a 43-21 victory. The result was nothing new for the Wolves, who have now won four matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Leading West Plains to victory were SLADE RUSSELL and REID MACON. RUSSELL gained 161 total yards and three touchdowns, while MACON rushed for 49 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards MACON has posted since back in October of 2023.
West Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why Randall lost, don't look at Kaison Benton. Despite the final result, he threw for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 83 of Benton's passing yards were hauled in by Kaiden Miller.
West Plains' win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Randall, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1.
West Plains wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 42-14 victory against Dumas on the 1st. Randall has also already played their next contest, a 37-0 win against Pampa on the 1st.
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