Wauneta-Palisade and Wallace are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2016, but not for long. The Wauneta-Palisade Broncos will face off against the Wallace Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Wauneta-Palisade has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Wallace will arrive with five straight victories.
Wauneta-Palisade will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Southwest on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 28-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Wauneta-Palisade fell just short of Southwest by a score of 41-39. While the Broncos didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Roughriders 18-0 in the first quarter.
Wauneta-Palisade might have lost, but man, Kreyton Wiese was a machine: he rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Wiese is now averaging an impressive 114.8 rushing yards per game.
Even though they lost, Wauneta-Palisade was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Wauneta-Palisade didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Casey Walker and Aden Acton.
Meanwhile, Wallace hadn't done well against Medicine Valley recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Wallace had just enough and edged Medicine Valley out 14-12. The 14-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Wallace came from Masen Messersmith and Conner Kennicutt.
Wauneta-Palisade's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Wallace, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Wauneta-Palisade has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 205.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wallace struggles in that department as they've been averaging 247.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wauneta-Palisade was taken down by Wallace 53-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Wauneta-Palisade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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