Wellington waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Resurrection Christian Cougars 41-20. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Leading Wellington to victory were Tanner Gray and Cyle Kisner. Gray rushed for 88 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, while Kisner rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Kisner a new career-high in rushing yards. Cash Altschwager handled things on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
Wellington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Wellington wouldn't let Resurrection Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Wellington can thank Matt Brown and Seamus Pike for forcing both of them. Pike also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 18.
When it comes to explaining why Resurrection Christian lost, don't look at Britton Walston. Despite the final result, he rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Wellington pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Resurrection Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Wellington will face off against Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wellington's defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them. Resurrection Christian has already played their next game, a 30-22 victory against University on the 31st.
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