It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Seguin can now relate to. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Walnut Grove Wildcats on Friday. While the Cougars didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 14-7 in the first quarter.
It was another big night for Cameron Newton, who rushed for 360 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry for Walnut Grove. The dominant performance gave Newton a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Watkins, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Seguin's loss dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Walnut Grove, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-1.
Seguin does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Walnut Grove, they will square off against Lubbock-Cooper at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Lubbock-Cooper likes a good challenge.
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