The Walnut Grove Warriors will challenge the Cedar Shoals Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Cedar Shoals' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Walnut Grove will head out to face Cedar Shoals after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Walnut Grove took a 14-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Monroe Area. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Warriors couldn't push the score so high this time.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Emadd Howard, who rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Cedar Shoals was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 41-19 to Morgan County. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 79th).
Despite the defeat, Cedar Shoals saw an underclassman step up: Keelin Mclendon threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns. 120 of those passing yards were hauled in by Tybias Marques Lay.
Having lost for the first time this season, Walnut Grove fell to 3-1. As for Cedar Shoals, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Walnut Grove came up short against Cedar Shoals in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 14-6. Can Walnut Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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