Walnut Grove won against Newman Smith last Friday with 63 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Walnut Grove Wildcats breezed by the Little Elm Lobos on the road to the tune of 63-6. With the Wildcats ahead 28-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Cameron Newton was a one-man wrecking crew for Walnut Grove as he rushed for 193 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Newton a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Luke Watkins, who picked up 122 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 308 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Walnut Grove's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Parker Devenny was especially locked on to Little Elm's QB and sacked him twice.
Walnut Grove's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Little Elm, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Walnut Grove will face off against Emerson at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Little Elm, they will challenge Berkner at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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