On Friday, the Wheeler Wildcats came up short against the North Paulding Wolfpack and fell 22-14. The Wildcats gained 56 more yards on the day, but it was the Wolfpack that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Wheeler lost, don't look at Josiah Allen. Despite the final result, he rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown. Allen showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 50 yards. Another player making a difference was Brock Adams, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Wheeler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
James Skelly continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Paulding, rushing for 85 yards and three touchdowns. Skelly is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Wheeler's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for North Paulding, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheeler will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Cobb at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. As for North Paulding, they will head out to face off against Walton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Paulding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.1 points per game this season.
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