Football Recap: Wallace-Rose Hill Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Dec 2, 2024, 6:40pm

Football Recap: Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs vs. James Kenan Tigers

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Wallace-Rose Hill and James Kenan squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Wallace-Rose Hill had to settle for second. They and the James Kenan Tigers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 14-13 loss. Despite 89 more yards than the Tigers, the Bulldogs couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Even though they lost, Wallace-Rose Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 302.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 275.5.

The critical scores for James Kenan came from David (Cito) Zeleya and Jeremiah Hall.

Wallace-Rose Hill moved to 9-4 with that defeat, which also ended their five-game winning streak. As for James Kenan, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-1.

Wallace-Rose Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for James Kenan, they will face off against Northeastern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully James Kenan likes a good challenge.

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