Wallace has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos at 3:00 p.m. Wallace is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.8 points per game this season.
Wallace will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Medicine Valley, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Wallace had just enough and edged Medicine Valley out 14-12. The 14-point effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The critical scores for Wallace came from Masen Messersmith and Conner Kennicutt.
Meanwhile, Wauneta-Palisade was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They 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.
Wauneta-Palisade wouldn't let Southwest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wauneta-Palisade can thank Ayden Baker and Wiese for forcing both of them. The dominant performance gave Wiese a new career-high in rushing yards.
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 matches.
Wallace pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Wauneta-Palisade, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Wallace has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 247.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wauneta-Palisade struggles in that department as they've been averaging 205.5. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Wallace against Wauneta-Palisade in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 53-0 victory. Will Wallace repeat their success, or does Wauneta-Palisade have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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