Football Preview: Walnut Ridge Bobcats vs. Hoxie Mustangs
The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hoxie Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Walnut Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 47-21 margin over Harrisburg on Friday. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 26 points or more this season.
Walnut Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brogan Tate out in front who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Tate a new career-high in rushing yards. Jayden Saulsbury was in the mix as well, providing Walnut Ridge with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, a win for Hoxie just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 52-14 defeat at the hands of Newport.
Hoxie now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Walnut Ridge, their record is now 6-3.
Walnut Ridge might still be hurting after the 41-20 loss they got from Hoxie in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Walnut Ridge, Kayden Glenn (who rushed for 180 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry, and also threw for 119 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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