Whirlwinds rush to first win in season opener

WHIRLWINDS 34, JACKRABBITS 14

OPENING WIN The Floydada Whirlwinds travelled to Ralls Friday night and won their season opener 34-14. | COURTESY PHOTO
OPENING WIN The Floydada Whirlwinds travelled to Ralls Friday night and won their season opener 34-14. | COURTESY PHOTO

Ground game dominates

Friday’s official start to the 2023 football season pitted two teams separated by just over twenty miles.

Thanks to special teams returns and two rushing touchdowns, twenty points was the difference in the game’s outcome as Floydada defeated Ralls 34-14 in Tyer Stadium.

Though the Whirlwinds started the opening drive of the game with three passes, the home team settled into a co…