With a playoff game on the line, Wesleyan rose to the challenge on Friday. They put the hurt on the Mount Pisgah Christian Patriots with a sharp 41-21 victory. Considering the Wolves have won six games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Ben Brown continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 165 yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the defeat, Mount Pisgah Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Geno Houchins picked up 123 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 60 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Houchins a new career-high in rushing yards. Kj Bodwell also helped out as he racked up 133 receiving yards.
Wesleyan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.9 points per game. As for Mount Pisgah Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-9 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wesleyan will head out to square off against Christian Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Wesleyan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.6 points per game this season. Mount Pisgah Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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