Winfield-Mount Union nearly rallied to avoid a second straight loss, but the Wolves ultimately fell short Friday night 50-44 at home against New London. Despite outgaining the Tigers, WMU allowed 7.5 yards per play on defense on a night where New London also ran fewer plays than the Wolves. The Tigers used that big-play ability to stretch their lead to as large as 20 entering the fourth quarter, meaning 4 WMU touchdowns in the final period weren’t enough to come all the way back.

Junior Cam Buffington continued his excellent play, leading the Wolves with 122 yards receiving and 4 scores. Buffington also paced the team with 134 yards rushing on offense and 10 tackles on defense. It’s the seventh straight loss for Winfield-Mount Union in the rivalry with New London. WMU looks to avoid falling to 2-3 when they next battle HLV.