After soaring to 49 points the game before, Wheatland was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost to the Marysville Indians on the road by a 22-6 margin. The loss put an end to the Pirates' undefeated start to the season.
Even if they lost, Wheatland's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kai Leibrich and Konley Cova, who racked up all four sacks between them. Leibrich also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Wheatland got some further help from Joseph Franklin: he forced a fumble and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Dennis Syders was his usual excellent self, rushing for 105 yards and three touchdowns for Marysville. Syders was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 66 yards.
Wheatland's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-1. As for Marysville, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-4.
Wheatland has already played their next game, a 2-0 victory against Center on the 25th. As for Marysville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 21-13 defeat against Oakmont on the 25th.
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