Football Preview: Wall Eagles vs. Stanley County Buffalos
The Wall Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Stanley County Buffalos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wall will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Wall is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home two weeks ago with ease, bagging a 59-6 win over New Underwood. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-6.
Wall found their leader in underclassman Tanner Volmer, who rushed for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. With that strong performance, Volmer is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Kale Crowser made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Stanley County was beaten by Gregory 44-16 on Friday.
Wall pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Stanley County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Wall against Stanley County when the teams last played back in October of 2022, as the team secured a 58-8 win. In that matchup, Wall amassed a halftime lead of 45-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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