Two dominant backs in Keondrick Melton and Jamarae Lamb are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Washington Pam Pack and the Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Washington is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Washington is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Ayden - Grifton two weeks ago. Washington fell to Ayden - Grifton 35-31. Even though they lost, the Pam Pack's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 25.9 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Washington might have lost, but man, Melton was a machine: he rushed for 198 yards and two touchdowns. Melton's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 104 rushing yards. Jarryn Payne also helped out with an impressive 133 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Wallace-Rose Hill had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three two weeks ago. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 victory over the Tigers.
Irving Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Wallace-Rose Hill is 6-1 when Brown posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Lamb also helped out as he racked up 111 rushing yards.
Washington has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 30.8 points per game. As for Wallace-Rose Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
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