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10/31 18:05 CDT No. 14 Wake Forest stretches its winning streak to five games
with a 51-7 rout of Virginia
No. 14 Wake Forest stretches its winning streak to five games with a 51-7 rout
of Virginia
By TOM FOREMAN Jr.
Associated Press
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) --- Ty Clark III scored on three short runs, Gio Lopez
threw a touchdown pass and Connor Calvert kicked three field goals Saturday as
No. 14 Wake Forest posted a 51-7 runaway win over Virginia to stretch its
winning streak to five.
Wake Forest (7-1, 4-1 ACC) posted the second biggest margin of victory over the
Cavaliers (4-5, 2-4 ACC) in the 54-game history of the series. In their last
four games, the Demon Deacons have surrendered four touchdowns while scoring
187 points.
The Cavaliers have lost their last three. They faced the prospect of their
first shutout since Virginia Tech took a 10-0 victory in 2017 before
quarterback Beau Pribula connected with De'Shawn Martin on a 47-yard scoring
play with 50 seconds left in the third quarter.
Lopez, who was 13 of 21 for 229 yards, suffered an apparent leg injury late in
the third quarter, but was able to limp off the field. Steele Pizzella replaced
Lopez and finished a scoring drive with Jamar Searcy's 7-yard scoring run.
Kyndall McCaleb chipped in a 27-yard touchdown run for Wake Forest in the
fourth quarter.
Virginia entered Wake Forest territory twice in the first half, and each time,
the Cavaliers met with disaster. Pribula threw a third-down interception from
the Wake Forest 47, which the Demon Deacons converted into a 45-yard field goal
from Calvert with 2:30 left in the first quarter.
The second trip may have been the most painful. The Cavaliers drove from their
own 19 to the Wake Forest 6, but on a fourth-and-1, Zay Davis took the direct
snap for no gain. The Demon Deacons cashed in that stand and got a 25-yard
field goal from Calvert with 10 seconds left before the break.
Virginia was repelled again on a fourth-and-goal at the Wake Forest 5 in the
fourth quarter.
Up next
Virginia: Hosts California on Nov. 14.
Wake Forest: Hosts Merrimack next Saturday.
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