On Friday, Wallace faced Lakeside in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wallace Miners lost 70-48 to the Lakeside Knights. The Miners' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Wallace saw an underclassman step up: Cooper Miller threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Miller's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Julian Davis was Miller's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Wallace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wallace fell to 3-1. As for Lakeside, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Wallace will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse at 7:00 p.m. Wallace knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 point or more in their past four games -- so hopefully St. John-Endicott/LaCrosse likes a good challenge. As for Lakeside, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Genesee at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th.
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