Football Preview: Walnut Grove Wildcats vs. Melissa Cardinals
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withthe Melissa Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Walnut Grove has now posted at least 31 points in their last five matches.
Walnut Grove took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They managed a 41-37 win over Lovejoy.
Cameron Newton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 210 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Newton is crushing it when it comes to rushing touchdowns: he's punched in at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Hayes Hackney was another key player, throwing for 359 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.7% of his passes.
Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Melissa didn't have quite enough to beat Emerson on Friday and fell 38-35.
Walnut Grove's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Melissa, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
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