Football Preview: Memorial Warriors vs. Walnut Grove Wildcats
The Memorial Warriors will square off against the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Memorial's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Emerson on Friday. They were outmatched by the Mavericks on the road and fell 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 583rd, while the Mavericks are ranked 81st).
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Denison at home to the tune of 49-21. The Wildcats' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Walnut Grove found their leader in underclassman 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.
Memorial's defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Walnut Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
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