Wallace-Rose Hill is on a four-game streak of home wins, while James Kenan is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will host the James Kenan Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wallace-Rose Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.9 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Wallace-Rose Hill didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Duplin, but they still walked away with a 21-15 win.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wallace-Rose Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Irving Brown, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns. Brown is becoming a predictor of Wallace-Rose Hill's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another rusher making a difference was Jamarae Lamb, who rushed for 116 yards.
Wallace-Rose Hill was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 178 rushing yards in 21 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, James Kenan really took it to Southwest Onslow for the full four quarters, racking up a 34-7 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Wallace-Rose Hill is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for James Kenan, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Everything went Wallace-Rose Hill's way against James Kenan when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Wallace-Rose Hill made off with a 36-15 victory. Will Wallace-Rose Hill repeat their success, or does James Kenan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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