Football Recap: Wakefield Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 23, 2024, 11:54am

Football Recap: Wakefield Warriors vs. George C. Marshall Statesmen

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A win for Wakefield just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 40-14 to the George C. Marshall Statesmen. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Statesmen: they've now lost three in a row.

Joshua Paine had an outrageously good game for George C. Marshall as he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Paine a new career-high in rushing yards.

Wakefield's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for George C. Marshall, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.

Wakefield will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on McLean at 1:30 p.m. on November 2nd. As for George C. Marshall, they will challenge Herndon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. George C. Marshall is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.4 points per game this season.

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