NC State Tops Wake Forest In High Scoring Affair In Raleigh
The team located in North Carolina’s capital got their season off to a winning start in a high scoring affair!
How?
By topping Wake Forest in a game that down to a pair of back-to-back sacks for NC State in the final minutes, saw the Wolfpack win its 2020 season opener 45-42 over Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2020/9/20/football-pack-opens-season-in-offensive-shootout-with-45-42-win-over-wake-forest.aspx
Where?
In North Carolina’s state capital!
While Wake Forest suffered their second straight setback of the season in the high scoring affair where Sophomore Kenneth Walker III, who ended the night with a career-high 131 rushing yards, found the endzone for the third time in the game with 9:12 remaining. This marked the third time in his Wake Forest career Walker has rushed for over 100 yards.”according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/9/20/football-deacs-drop-45-42-shootout-at-nc-state.aspx
Additionally, Walker III became the fourth different player and second running back to rush for three touchdowns in a game. “according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/9/20/football-deacs-drop-45-42-shootout-at-nc-state.aspx
Also on offense, the slot wide receiver continued to be a weapon for the Demon Deacons as Jaquarii Roberson and Taylor Morin combined for 127 yards on 10 catches against NC State (1-0, 1-0 ACC) on Saturday night. Roberson finished with a game-high seven receptions and 75 yards while hauling in his second career touchdown in the second quarter.
according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/9/20/football-deacs-drop-45-42-shootout-at-nc-state.aspx
Graduate transfer Donald Stewart also made his presence felt in the passing game, grabbing a career-best five balls for 41 yards. He also sealed the edge for a Christian Beal-Smith touchdown run that finished off a 9-play, 75-yard drive in the second quarter.
according to https://godeacs.com/news/2020/9/20/football-deacs-drop-45-42-shootout-at-nc-state.aspx
NC State will now prepare to head to Blacksburg Virginia Saturday where they will take on Virginia Tech who unlike NC State is a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.