Football Preview: Walnut Wildcats vs. Hatley Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats faces off against the Hatley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.1 points per game this season.
Walnut will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 23) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Hamilton out 22-20.
Walnut relied on the efforts of Kemarrian Gray, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown, and Trent Braddock, who picked up 61 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for Walnut was Austin Watson, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Walnut wouldn't let Hamilton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Walnut can thank Wit Wright and Skylar Wilbanks for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Hatley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 29-24 to East Union. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walnut pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Hatley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Walnut couldn't quite finish off Hatley when the teams last played back in October of 2023 and fell 29-26. Can Walnut avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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