Wakeland's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to The Colony on Friday. The Wakeland Wolverines strolled past the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers with points to spare, taking the game 50-32. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Trail Blazers are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aidan Poole was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 268 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards. Another player making a difference was Jayden Maples, who threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wakeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Lebanon Trail lost, don't look at Michael Molstad. Despite the final result, he threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance gave Molstad a new career-high in rushing yards. Hudson Eidem helped Molstad out on the ground, rushing for 84 yards, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Wakeland now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lebanon Trail, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Reedy the next time they take the field. Wakeland will head out to face Reedy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Lebanon Trail will host them at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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