Preview: Walnut Wildcats vs. Charleston Tigers
Walnut has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge The Charleston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Mississippi Rankings (they are ranked 245th, while Charleston is ranked 34th).
Last Thursday, Walnut suffered a tough 44-22 defeat at the hands of East Union.
Meanwhile, Charleston had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They enjoyed a cozy 32-14 victory over Leflore County. 32 seems to be a good number for Charleston as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Marcus Flowers jr was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Flowers jr is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played.
Walnut has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for Charleston, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
