Football Preview: Denison Yellow Jackets vs. Walnut Grove Wildcats
The Denison Yellow Jackets will take on the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Denison has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Walnut Grove will arrive with four straight wins.
Denison will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Friday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were beaten by Emerson 45-7. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 678th, while the Mavericks are ranked 75th).
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Walnut Grove made off with a 29-28 victory over Emerson.
Walnut Grove relied on the efforts of Cameron Newton, who gained 162 total yards and three touchdowns, and Hayes Hackney, who threw for 258 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Newton's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 216 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Denison's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Walnut Grove, their record is now 3-0.
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