After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Walnut Grove is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Apalachee Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Grove will be strutting in after a win while Apalachee will be coming in after a defeat.
Walnut Grove will bounce into Friday's game after beating Loganville, who they hadn't topped in six consecutive meetings. Walnut Grove breezed by Loganville on the road to the tune of 48-19 on Friday.
Emadd Howard went supernova for Walnut Grove, rushing for 305 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. Howard was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 61 yards. Another player making a difference was Billy Hendrix, who rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns.
Walnut Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nicholas Smith and Nick Pope. Walnut Grove got some further help from Jake Moss: he made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Walnut Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 439 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Apalachee was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss. They were dealt a 49-7 defeat at the hands of Cherokee Bluff. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Walnut Grove's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Apalachee, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Walnut Grove was dealt a bruising 35-7 defeat at the hands of Apalachee when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Walnut Grove, Colby Sikes (who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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