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| 08/30/19 - Neutral | 54-0 W |
| 10/05/18 - Home | 38-26 W |
| 10/27/17 - Home | 42-32 W |
| 10/29/16 - Away | 42-0 W |
Troy is a perfect 4-0 against Wallace since October of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Miners at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Troy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lakeside 70-12 on Friday. With the Trojans ahead 54-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Payton Christensen went supernova, rushing for 66 yards and one score, while also throwing for 84 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Hinder Hurst, who rushed for 86 yards and one TD.
Troy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Christensen.
Meanwhile, Wallace strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They breezed past St. John-Endicott to the tune of 66-6. 66 seems to be a good number for the Miners as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Troy better keep an eye on Cooper Miller. He was instrumental in Wallace's win, rushing for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while also throwing for 252 yards and four TDs while completing 89.5% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in passer rating (168.3). Henry Larson was another key player, gaining 130 total yards and three touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Wallace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 253 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wallace's defense and their 3.5 sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Larson, Marley Pearce, and Bronson Basham, who each picked up one sack apiece. Another thorn in St. John-Endicott's side was Pearce, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Wallace's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Troy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Troy against Wallace in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, as the squad secured a 54-0 victory. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Miners turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
