Wakeland entered their contest against McKinney North on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wakeland Wolverines took a 35-24 hit to the loss column at the hands of the McKinney North Bulldogs. The matchup was a 21-21 toss-up at halftime, but the Wolverines couldn't quite close it out.
Wakeland lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Maples, who threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards. Ryder Treadway was Maples' top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
It was another big night for Greg Ard, who rushed for 296 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry for McKinney North. Ard's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 148 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Wakeland now has a losing record at 2-3. As for McKinney North, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Wakeland is taking a road trip to challenge Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McKinney North, they will challenge Lebanon Trail at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lebanon Trail's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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