WILMINGTON — Sometimes the final score of the game does not actually tell the full story.

On Saturday at Townsend Field, the Williams Stadium scoreboard read Baldwin Wallace 42, Wilmington College 7.

But, looking at it from the eyes of Wilmington Quakers head coach Kevin Burke, it was a marked contrast to the previous week when the Quakers lost by a big margin at Wooster, 56-14.

“The final score does not indicate just how well we actually played,” said Burke. “It was close at halftime and they capitalized on our misfortunes in the third and fourth quarters. We saw lots of progress, especially on special teams. Our punting was much improved. We had our chances … inside their 2 yard line and their 19, but we could not finish and get the touchdowns we needed.”

Wilmington (0-2) kept it close in the first half, trailing 14-0, but the Yellow Jackets (2-0) added two more touchdowns in the third quarter and a pair in the final quarter, while the Quakers lone TD came in the fourth quarter. It was a 19-yard reception by Robert Riley from quarterback Isaac Reed.

“Our first goal is to get the game to halftime, try to keep it competitive and stretch it to the fourth quarter,” he said. “We fell short of doing that due to the breakdowns and the failure near the goal line. We have to learn to do a better job offensively. We cannot leave possible touchdowns on the field.”

Looking at the final stats, Baldwin Wallace outgained the Quakers 568-219. BW quarterback Charlie Bubonics had four touchdown passes and scored the Yellow jackets first TD on a five-yard run in the opening quarter.

Wilmington’s signal caller Reed was 16 of 33 for 162 yards passing. Baldwin Wallace held WC to just 57 net yards on the ground, while the Yellow Jackets amassed 271 net yards on the ground.

In the punting department, Avery Ernst averaged 37 yards per boot and his longest was 48 yards.

Next Saturday the Quakers will host Muskingum for 2024 Homecoming with the kickoff pushed back to a 3 pm start. Special ceremonies are set for 2 p.m. to commemorate Bill Ramseyer Way, recognizing the former longtime WC head coach, who passed away in 2021.

“Muskingum has a very solid program and we have not beaten them in a while,” Burke said. “We have to keep working hard and find a way to finish our drives and the wins will come. We had a great crowd for the home opener Saturday and we hope they continue to stay with us. The support is huge and we want to give them a good showing in the future.”