Wesleyan entered their tilt with Mount Vernon on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They strolled past the Mount Vernon Mustangs with points to spare, taking the game 42-23. This was payback for the Wolves, who suffered a 23-21 defeat the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Ben Brown, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Those 156 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wesleyan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 75.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 199.7.
Walker Warshaw and Bristan Derocher certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Warshaw rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns, while Derocher rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown.
Wesleyan pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mount Vernon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
Wesleyan will head out on the road to challenge King's Ridge Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. King's Ridge Christian's defense has only allowed 10.3 points per game this season, so Wesleyan's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Mount Vernon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Francis at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Vernon is facing St. Francis at the right time seeing as St. Francis is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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