Football Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. Emerson Mavericks
The Walnut Grove Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Emerson Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Walnut Grove is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Little Elm: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Walnut Grove blew Little Elm out of the water with a 63-6 final score. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Lobos are ranked 579th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cameron Newton was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Luke Watkins was another key player, picking up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Walnut Grove's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Parker Devenny was especially locked on to Little Elm's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Emerson was able to grind out a solid win over Reedy on Thursday, taking the game 21-13. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Walnut Grove's record is now 2-0. As for Emerson, their record is now 2-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
