The Walnut Grove Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Liberty Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Walnut Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Liberty likes a good challenge.
On Thursday, Walnut Grove was fully in charge, breezing past Memorial 70-10. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 63 points the game before, Liberty was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 28-7 to Emerson. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 609th, while the Mavericks are ranked 225th).
Walnut Grove pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their offensive performance: the team's won by an average of 44.7 points thus far. As for Liberty, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Walnut Grove against Liberty in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 64-7 win. In that matchup, the Wildcats amassed a halftime lead of 64-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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