The Walnut Springs Hornets will take on the Blum Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Blum is facing Walnut Springs at the wrong time: Walnut Springs suffered their first home loss of the season on Saturday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 52-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. 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 matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Blum). They blew past Keene, posting a 90-40 victory at home. The Bobcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 46 points or more this season.
Walnut Springs has 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. As for Blum, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3.
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