Two dominant backs in Watson Bell and Cameron Newton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Argyle Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Walnut Grove Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Argyle is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 11 games.
Argyle is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Memorial by a score of 28-21. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Mavericks are ranked 166th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Argyle can attribute much of their success to Maguire Gasperson, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Julian Caldwell, who picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They managed a 34-28 win over the Pirates.
A big part of Walnut Grove's victory came down to the chemistry between Hayes Hackney and his top target Zaiden Crain. Hackney threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes while Crain picked up 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Crain showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 64 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Watkins, who picked up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Walnut Grove, adding 14 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Dominic Sciano: he went 4-for-4 kicking field goals for 12 points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Walnut Grove's win bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Argyle, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 11-1.
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