The Walnut Grove Wildcats waltzed into their matchup on Friday with eight straight wins but they left with nine. They never let Emerson onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Walnut Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Emerson is ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Walnut Grove's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1-2. As for Emerson, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10-3 record this season.
Walnut Grove will head out on the road to challenge Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Emerson, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Liberty at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for 12 straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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