If Sumner-Eddyville-Miller was riding high fresh off their 54-13 takedown of Paxton last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mustangs were beaten by the Southwest Roughriders 65-30 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Roughriders are ranked third).
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chance Daake, who threw for 298 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 42 yards and one touchdown. Jordan Scoville was another key player, picking up 189 receiving yards and one score.
Houston Billeter produced another solid effort 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 for Southwest. Thanks to that big game, Billeter is now up to 22 passing touchdowns on the season. Deric Kelley did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 110 receiving yards.
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Southwest, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller is set to challenge their familiar foe Wallace at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Scoville and Tyson Sullivan. Meanwhile, Southwest will take on rival Paxton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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