Football Preview: Blum Bobcats vs. Walnut Springs Hornets
The Blum Bobcats will take on the Walnut Springs Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Blum is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Blum is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Keene, posting a 90-40 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Bobcats, who have now won three games by 46 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Walnut Springs entered their match against Jonesboro on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Walnut Springs took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jonesboro. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Eagles are ranked 27th).
Despite the loss, Walnut Springs got top-tier performance from Jesse Lamb, who rushed for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Walnut Springs was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 388 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
The victory got Blum back to even at 3-3. As for Walnut Springs, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
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