Football Game Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. Memorial Warriors

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 3:19am

Football Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. Memorial Warriors

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The Walnut Grove Wildcats will head out to challenge the Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

While Walnut Grove didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-7), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed by Denison at home to the tune of 49-21 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.

It was another big night for Hayes Hackney, who threw for 251 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. Cameron Newton was another key player, rushing for 56 yards and three touchdowns.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Memorial's offense. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of Emerson on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Mavericks: they've now lost three in a row.

Walnut Grove's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

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