Football Recap: Wellington Eagles vs. Delta Panthers
With a playoff game on the line, Wellington rose to the challenge on Saturday. They snuck past the Delta Panthers with a 27-23 win. Winning may never get old, but the Eagles sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Cash Altschwager was his usual excellent self, rushing for 220 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. He didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging two interceptions. Another player making a difference was Tanner Gray, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries.
Wellington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 363 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Wellington 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 Altschwager. Wellington got some further help from Teagen Greiman: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Wellington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Delta, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.
Wellington will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Strasburg at 1:00 p.m. Wellington will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Delta does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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