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| 10/09/25 - Home | 70-33 W |
| 10/11/24 - Away | 14-12 W |
| 08/24/18 - Home | 15-58 L |
| 08/25/17 - Home | 0-49 L |
| 08/26/16 - Away | 14-68 L |
| 10/22/15 - Away | 23-59 L |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wallace). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Medicine Valley Raiders 70-33. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-21.
Wallace's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden Gardner led the charge by picking up 52 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, while also rushing for 54 yards and one touchdown. Gardner didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (2.0 for loss). Tobin Pelster was in the mix too, providing Wallace with two scores.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Wallace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 399 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wallace's defensive line and their three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Gardner and Tyson Sullivan, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Despite the loss, Medicine Valley still got an impressive performance from Mason Roblee, who threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 58 yards.
The win made it two in a row for Wallace and bumps their season record up to 5-1. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-5 Medicine Valley and 1-4 Paxton. As for Medicine Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
Coming up, Wallace will challenge Wauneta-Palisade at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Wildcats will need to watch out since the Broncos have now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Medicine Valley, they will be playing at home against Paxton at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The Raiders' defense better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 28.2 points per game this season.
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