Soccer Game Preview: Walnut Grove vs. McKinney North

The Walnut Grove Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the McKinney North Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

McKinney North will be up against a hot Walnut Grove team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Walnut Grove's defense stepped up to hand Sherman a 3-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Bearcats are ranked 559th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Walnut Grove hit Sherman with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Luke Bitner, Ben Joyner, and Carson Stiglets.

Meanwhile, McKinney North put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Lovejoy with a sharp 4-1 victory.

McKinney North's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Walnut Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 16-0.