Football Recap: Victory Christian Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 3, 2024, 2:53pm

Football Recap: Victory Christian Lions vs. Wadley Bulldogs

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Victory Christian lost against Wadley back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Victory Christian Lions were dealt a 62-7 loss at the hands of the Wadley Bulldogs. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost nine in a row.

When it comes to explaining why Victory Christian lost, don't look at Shepard Sargent. Despite the final result, he rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown. Sargent's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season.

Having lost for the first time this season, Victory Christian fell to 2-1. As for Wadley, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.

Victory Christian didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 25-20 win against Marion on the 27th. As for Wadley, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Woodland at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. Wadley's defense has only allowed 9.6 points per game this season, so Woodland's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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