The Walker Wildcats are taking a road trip to square off against the St. Amant Gators at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Walker is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Live Oak, who was ranked first at the time (Walker was ranked 17th). Walker fell 7-4 to Live Oak on Friday. The Wildcats have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.
Meanwhile, St. Amant suffered their closest loss since February 27th on Thursday. They fell just short of Dutchtown by a score of 6-4. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Walker's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for St. Amant, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Walker came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Amant when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walker since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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