Maiden entered their game against West Lincoln on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Maiden Blue Devils fell to the West Lincoln Rebels 19-14. Despite 145 more yards than the Rebels, the Blue Devils couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
When it comes to explaining why Maiden lost, don't look at Kendall Roberts. Despite the final result, he rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown. Those 151 rushing yards gave Roberts a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Maiden was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The critical scores for West Lincoln came from Drew Ponder, Jaylin Winnex, and Shawn Blackburn.
Maiden's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2. As for West Lincoln, they now also have a winning record of 3-2.
Maiden will challenge West Caldwell at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Maiden's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so West Caldwell's offense will have their work cut out for them. West Lincoln has already played their next contest, a 35-21 defeat against Bunker Hill on the 5th.
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