Football Recap: Lake Dallas Falls Despite Strong Effort from Dylan Brauchle

By Team Reports Sep 29, 2024, 8:40am

Football Recap: Lake Dallas Falcons vs. Paris Wildcats

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Lake Dallas entered their game against Paris on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lake Dallas Falcons fell to the Paris Wildcats 28-23. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Despite the loss, Lake Dallas still got an impressive performance from Dylan Brauchle, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Brauchle a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Allison, who picked up 111 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Even though they lost, Lake Dallas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.

Special teams also played a big role in the game for Lake Dallas, adding 11 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Cooper Denehie: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.

The loss snapped Lake Dallas' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Paris, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.

Lake Dallas will head out on the road to square off against Community at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 984 yards in their previous games. As for Paris, they will take on Panther Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Panther Creek's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Paris' offense will have their work cut out for them.

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