A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Walnut Grove duke it out with the Sherman at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Walnut Grove's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lovejoy by a score of 2-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th in Texas, while the Leopards are ranked 109th in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Nardelli and Mason Kutch scored both of Walnut Grove's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Meanwhile, Sherman managed to keep up with Greenville until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Sherman came up short against Greenville, falling 5-2. The Bearcats have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Walnut Grove's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those seven contests. As for Sherman, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went Walnut Grove's way against Sherman in their previous meeting back in January, as Walnut Grove made off with an 8-0 win. Does Walnut Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sherman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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