Wallace won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by the Wauneta-Palisade Broncos at home and fell 49-22. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
When it comes to explaining why Wallace lost, don't look at Ashtin Johns. Despite the final result, he rushed for 188 yards and a touchdown while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Johns a new career-high in rushing yards.
Kreyton Wiese continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wauneta-Palisade, rushing for 190 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Wiese also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles.
With the loss, Wallace broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Wauneta-Palisade, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Wallace will take on Sumner-Eddyville-Miller at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Sumner-Eddyville-Miller's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Wauneta-Palisade, they will venture away from home to face off against Medicine Valley on Friday. Wauneta-Palisade is facing Medicine Valley at the right time seeing as Medicine Valley is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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