The Memorial Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Memorial's last three contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Memorial's last game on Friday was all defense as neither team scored a goal. They and Heritage finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand Emerson a 2-0 shutout. Given Walnut Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Emerson is ranked 400th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mason Kutch was the driving force of Walnut Grove's attack as he scored both of Walnut Grove's goals. With that big game he's now up to nine goals this season.
With that draw, Memorial's record moves to 6-8-3. As for Walnut Grove, their win bumped their record up to 11-2-5.
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