Football Preview: Seguin Cougars vs. Walnut Grove Wildcats
The Seguin Cougars will square off against the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Seguin will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Mansfield Summit, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Seguin came out on top against Mansfield Summit by a score of 36-28 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove entered their tilt with Independence on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 64-33 win over the Knights. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six matches by 28 points or more so far this season.
Walnut Grove's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Cameron Newton, who gained 192 total yards and four touchdowns, and Hayes Hackney, who threw for 258 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81% of his passes. Newton showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 63 yards. Another player making a difference was Zaiden Crain, who picked up 91 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was Walnut Grove's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Alex Omet was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31 points. As for Seguin, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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